Ocheng Surname
Approximately 3,994 people bear this surname
Ocheng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,946 | 1:9,893 | 1,682 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ocheng (111) may also be a first name.
Ocheng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ocheng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ocheng has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ocheng? popularity and diffusion
Ocheng is the 115,574th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,824,623 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ocheng are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 890,531st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 111 people.
The last name Ocheng is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 3,946 people, or 1 in 9,893. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Abim District, where 33 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent are found and Agago District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Ocheng exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 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 Ocheng
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