Ochanya Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Ochanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ochanya (1,732) may also be a first name.
Ochanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochanya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ochanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Ochanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ochanya live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochanya is also the 184,383rd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,732 people.
Ochanya is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 56 percent live, Plateau, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ochanya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouchanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ocanya | 92 | 96 | / |
| Achanya | 86 | 1,119 | / |
| Uchanya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Ochanyo | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ochonya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ochania | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ochanja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ochanha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okhanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ucheanya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Achaynya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Acheanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Achaanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Atchanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Achanyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohijanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euchanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocania | 77 | 117 | / |
| Oconya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ozanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ojanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achanaiya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aachanjya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otsanya | 71 | 86 | / |
| Ochanjo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Oceania | 71 | 51 | / |
| Ojeanya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okhonya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ochonyo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Odsanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ozhonya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Achanja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ochanio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Achagna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akhanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uchonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ocanjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hajanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachanja | 67 | 6,384 | / |
| Ochuonyo | 67 | 93 | / |
| Ojeanyah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Atchonya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Otseanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ucheinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achsania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achamnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocańa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houchangnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achangna | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ochanya
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