Ochenya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ochenya (41) may also be a first name.

Ochenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochenya (Russian: Оченя) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Ochenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ochenya reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ochenya is also the 1,590,275th most common first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Ochenya is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 90 percent reside and Alebtong District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda Ochenya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gochenya934/
Ocenya927/
Gotchenya88204/
Ochenja8685/
Ochinya8654/
Achenya8623/
Ochenia865/
Ucheanya8013/
Acheanya804/
Ucheinya802/
Ochennia801/
Gachenya801/
Ojenya77298/
Ogenya77115/
Ocheña7781/
Ocenia7711/
Ocinya774/
Okhenaiya751/
Gatchenya751/
Achinya7167/
Achenyo7160/
Oceania7151/
Ozenyah7135/
Hagenya7117/
Ojeanya7111/
Occenia717/
Uchenyo715/
Ochenio714/
Ozienya711/
Ozeinya711/
Oczenia711/
Ojeinya711/
Otsenya711/
Azhenya711/
Ojeanyah6720/
Achaynya674/
Guchenia673/
Gachinya673/
Gachenia672/
Otchinia672/
Otseanya672/
Houcenia671/
Achinyat671/
Euchenia671/
Gachenja671/
Achinyaa671/
Hachinya671/

Ochenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ochenya in the Russian language
Оченяocena-

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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 Ochenya
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