Ochoa Surname
Approximately 575,761 people bear this surname
Ochoa Surname Definition:
Found in Vizcaya, Navarre, Castile, Andalusia, Álava, Santander, and La Rioja. Ancient in Navarre, name also found in Basque provinces. Derived from Basque "otso," the equivalent of Spanish "lobo" - wolf. Often found in combination with other surnames, toponyms, and estate names, and used like a patronymic.
Read More About This SurnameOchoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 185,066 | 1:671 | 103 |
| Colombia | 69,670 | 1:686 | 139 |
| United States | 68,516 | 1:5,290 | 603 |
| Venezuela | 54,312 | 1:556 | 110 |
| Peru | 33,494 | 1:949 | 138 |
| Guatemala | 29,424 | 1:547 | 99 |
| Argentina | 27,813 | 1:1,537 | 212 |
| Ecuador | 27,437 | 1:580 | 82 |
| Honduras | 17,933 | 1:492 | 124 |
| Spain | 14,653 | 1:3,191 | 378 |
| Nicaragua | 9,251 | 1:651 | 137 |
| Cuba | 8,290 | 1:1,390 | 223 |
| Bolivia | 8,253 | 1:1,286 | 258 |
| El Salvador | 7,364 | 1:861 | 171 |
| Philippines | 4,917 | 1:20,589 | 2,564 |
| Chile | 2,896 | 1:6,083 | 692 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,256 | 1:8,306 | 736 |
| Brazil | 1,118 | 1:191,480 | 7,387 |
| Panama | 630 | 1:6,210 | 682 |
| France | 559 | 1:118,824 | 17,948 |
| Canada | 476 | 1:77,407 | 8,696 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Portugal | 359 | 1:29,020 | 1,851 |
| Costa Rica | 219 | 1:21,827 | 748 |
| Uruguay | 201 | 1:17,073 | 1,934 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 161 | 1:8,472 | 1,216 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Belize | 134 | 1:2,653 | 552 |
| Paraguay | 106 | 1:68,271 | 1,795 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Italy | 59 | 1:1,036,554 | 70,719 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Puerto Rico | 31 | 1:114,521 | 1,694 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 304 | 1:165,193 | 14,986 |
The alternate forms: Ochôa (86), Ochóa (4), Ochoá (2), Óchoa (1), Ôchôa (1) & Ôchôå (1) are calculated separately.
Ochoa (644) may also be a first name.
Ochoa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Vizcaya, Navarre, Castile, Andalusia, Álava, Santander, and La Rioja. Ancient in Navarre, name also found in Basque provinces. Derived from Basque "otso," the equivalent of Spanish "lobo" - wolf. Often found in combination with other surnames, toponyms, and estate names, and used like a patronymic.
Basque name from Vergara and San Sebastian (Guipúzcoa). Also in Andalusia and Estremadura.
User-submitted Reference
Ochoa or Otxoa is a Basque surname common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain. The name originated in the Basque Country and means "wolf" in the Basque language (spelled otsoa or otxoa in Standard Basque).
- David Ortiz De La TorreA surname of Basque origin, meaning 'wolf'.
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Ochoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochoa (Russian: Очоа) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also be found as a variant: Ochôa, Ochóa, Ochoá, Óchoa, Ôchôa or Ôchôå. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochoa? popularity and diffusion
Ochoa is the 922nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,657 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ochoa live; 44 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispano-North America. Ochoa is also the 327,600th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 644 people.
The last name Ochoa is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 185,066 people, or 1 in 671. In Mexico Ochoa is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 12 percent are found, Michoacán, where 9 percent are found and Sonora, where 8 percent are found. Besides Mexico Ochoa exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Ochoa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ochoa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ochoa surname grew 22,538 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ochoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ochoa surname are 42.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.06% being registered with the party.
The amount Ochoa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.08% less than the national average, earning €8,384 per year; in Peru they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,587 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $24,630,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $43,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ochoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ochoa in the Russian language | ||
| Очоа | ocoa | - |
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Ochoa Reference & Research
Meaning of Ochoa - Meaning of Ochoa. This surname comes from the basque word Otxoa, that means wolf.
Ochoa DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ochoa FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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