Ochikwa Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Ochikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ochikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ochikwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochikwa are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Ochikwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echikwa | 86 | 248 | / |
| Achikwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ochukwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ochekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hachikwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ochekwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocheikwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocheukwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojikwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ogikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochingwah | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ahachikwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ochicua | 71 | 198 | / |
| Ochekwe | 71 | 181 | / |
| Achekwa | 71 | 126 | / |
| Ochigba | 71 | 37 | / |
| Achukwa | 71 | 24 | / |
| Echukwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ochukwo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ochigwe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Echigwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Echekwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hajikwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Achikwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uchekwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houtchekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochugwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojikwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochigwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachigwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ucheakwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ochiccua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ochikwa
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