Ochego Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8041:57,4385,688
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Ochego (152) may also be a first name.

Ochego Last Name Facts

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

Ochego is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochego? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 423,328th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochego reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ochego is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 152 people.

Ochego is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 804 people, or 1 in 57,438. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 65 percent live, Nakuru County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Ochego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ochego last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochengo92643/
Ochiego9210/
Ocego9162/
Ochogo831,069/
Ochega83142/
Achego8345/
Uchego8344/
Ochago8343/
Ochigo8342/
Echego835/
Oucheggou801/
Achengo77204/
Echegoy77106/
Achiego7755/
Ocheiga7747/
Atchego7743/
Ochiogo7719/
Ochenga7719/
Ochingo7716/
Okhengo779/
Ocheaga779/
Uchegod778/
Ochigho776/
Echegoo772/
Ochegah771/
Gachego771/
Oshengo771/
Ochagho771/
Oichogo771/
Ucheugo771/
Uchegou771/
Ogchigo771/
Otshego771/
Oschega771/
Osego73231/
Ocega7386/
Acego7374/
Ogego7363/
Ocigo7316/
Okego739/
Ojego737/
Ozego731/
Ostchega7138/
Ochiegha712/
Ocheigah711/
Oshchega711/
Otcheaga711/
Echigo675,474/
Okeugo671,534/
Ochoga67735/
Gosego67444/
Aciego67428/
Achega67216/
Ochiga67147/
Ochaga67126/
Okegou6730/
Uchega6729/
Achogo6729/
Oshega6728/
Echega6726/
Achago6720/
Okeago6715/
Achigo6714/
Ostschega678/
Ocigoi676/
Osegho675/
Gacego672/
Uchigo672/
Attchegou672/
Oshigo672/
Ojeigo671/
Otsego671/
Okeigo671/
Oscega671/
Ossego671/
Ocegga671/
Echogo671/
Aïtchegou671/

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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
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  • 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 Ochego
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