Ochewa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ochewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ochewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochewa is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Ochewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochewa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Ochewa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Hoima District, where 70 percent are found, Abim District, where 10 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Other than Uganda Ochewa is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 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 Ochewa
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