Ocharu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ocharu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocharu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Ocharu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ocharu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ocharu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocharu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ocharu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most common in: Pallisa District, where 44 percent reside, Hoima District, where 19 percent reside and Tororo District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Iraq, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocaru91272/
Oucharou861/
Okharu8394/
Ocheru8317/
Echaru8315/
Acharu8310/
Ochoru836/
Oucharrou804/
Gokharu77246/
Acharou7712/
Gacharu776/
Utcharu775/
Ochorgu775/
Ochgoru772/
Hecharu771/
Achharu771/
Uchharu771/
Ojhareu771/
Acharuz771/
Gucharu771/
Osaru731,256/
Ojaru73295/
Acaru7338/
Ocoru7319/
Ozaru7317/
Aucharuz7115/
Uchcharu715/
Achcharu713/
Gokhairu711/
Hajaru67994/
Echeru67405/
Achoru67189/
Acheru67184/
Oucherrou67170/
Echoru67121/
Asharu67108/
Hasaru6782/
Hazaru6749/
Ukharu6736/
Osauru6721/
Hosaru6721/
Ojaaru677/
Hujaru676/
Ozairu674/
Gosaru674/
Azharu674/
Acarou672/
Oshoru672/
Acharouss671/
Atchaurou671/
Ossaru671/
Oixaru671/
Acarau671/
Auchairut671/
Aciaru671/
Achaârrou671/
Eucharaus671/
Ujharu671/
Hajoru671/
Achaharou671/
Âharou671/
Achaarrou671/
Osarru671/
Oukharrou671/
Ocooru671/

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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 Ocharu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis