Ochiewo Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochiewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochiewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ochiewo (70) may also be a first name.

Ochiewo Last Name Facts

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

Ochiewo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ochiewo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochiewo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Ochiewo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochiewo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 70 people.

The last name Ochiewo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 375,446. In Kenya Ochiewo is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 89 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 7 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ochiewo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochiwo923/
Ochiebo869/
Otshiewo804/
Ochebo77141/
Ochibo77124/
Echiwo7764/
Ochuwo7731/
Ochewa7711/
Achiwo779/
Ochiwa778/
Achewo773/
Ojiewo773/
Echewo771/
Ochiiwa71178/
Achiebo7146/
Ochieva7145/
Ochiowa7119/
Ochibuo712/
Oshiewa711/
Echejwo711/
Atchewo711/
Echiewa711/
Hachiwo711/
Otchiwa711/
Oychieva6715/
Gochieva6714/
Otchieva6711/
Ogiwo677/
Ouchibou672/
Hokhiwoo671/
Ogewo671/
Ouchebou671/
Ochaibou671/
Ochihweu671/
Ochkieva671/

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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 Ochiewo
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