Ochogwu Surname
Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname
Ochogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,353 | 1:130,926 | 8,507 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
Ochogwu (116) may also be a first name.
Ochogwu Demographics
Ochogwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ochogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochogwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochogwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ochogwu is the 282,766th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. The last name Ochogwu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ochogwu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 116 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,353 people, or 1 in 130,926. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 53 percent reside, Kogi, where 10 percent reside and Kaduna, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Ochogwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochuogwu | 93 | 18 | / |
| Ochogwwu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ochougwu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ocogwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochokwu | 86 | 407 | / |
| Ochagwu | 86 | 237 | / |
| Achogwu | 86 | 94 | / |
| Ochogbu | 86 | 50 | / |
| Ochegwu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Uchogwu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Oshogwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ochugwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ochocwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ocheugwu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ochuokwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ochookwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochogbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osogwu | 77 | 516 | / |
| Ozogwu | 77 | 146 | / |
| Ozougwu | 71 | 3,990 | / |
| Ochekwu | 71 | 1,469 | / |
| Achokwu | 71 | 248 | / |
| Ochukwu | 71 | 50 | / |
| Achagwu | 71 | 48 | / |
| Oshagwu | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ochakwu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Achugwu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Achegwu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Osuogwu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ochugbu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Uchagwu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Echegwu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ochecwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Osiogwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Osougwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uchogbu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ozohgwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uchugwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojuogwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ososgwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osahgwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otsogwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ucheugwu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Uochukwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oechukwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oochukwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oozougwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achogbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achoukwu | 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 Ochogwu
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