Ochingwa Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Ochingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Kenya | 110 | 1:419,817 | 22,966 |
Ochingwa (32) may also be a first name.
Ochingwa Demographics
Ochingwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ochingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochingwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ochingwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochingwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 945,594th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochingwa live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
Ochingwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria Ochingwa is primarily found in: Abia, where 87 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent are found.
Ochingwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ochingwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochingwah | 94 | 10 | / |
| Ochiengwa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Echingwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Achingwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ochengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gachingwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hachingwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ogingwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Osingwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uchengwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ashingwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hazingwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Akhingwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oshingwo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ochimgwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Achungwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Achengwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojingwah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Achingwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Odzingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asingwa | 67 | 249 | / |
| Ojingba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Osengwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Azingwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okengwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocengua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achesengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogingwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojingwe | 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
- 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 Ochingwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis