Ochega Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Ochega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
Ochega (45) may also be a first name.
Ochega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochega has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochega? popularity and diffusion
Ochega is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Ochega is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochega are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochega is also the 1,504,468th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
The surname Ochega is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Ochega is most prevalent in: Benue, where 48 percent are found, Kogi, where 19 percent are found and Kano, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Ochega
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