Ochieno Surname

139,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochieno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochieno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3811:19,3952,271
Uganda8151:47,9015,873
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Ochieno (622) may also be a first name.

Ochieno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochieno is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochieno? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,174th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,268,144 people. The surname Ochieno occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochieno live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 334,261st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 622 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,381 people, or 1 in 19,395. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 76 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ochieno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ochieno earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochienho931/
Achieno862,737/
Ochiena869/
Occhiena80431/
Ochienna801/
Okieno772/
Okiengo712/
Achiena711/
Aqieno622/
Okyeno621/
Okiena621/
Ocjina621/
Okiino621/
Okienga5710/
Oskiena575/
Okyengo572/
Aquieno571/
Okeoino571/
Oquiena571/
Achiina571/
Achihina531/

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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 Ochieno
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