Ochogwu Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ochogwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochogwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3531:130,9268,507
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825

Ochogwu (116) may also be a first name.

Ochogwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochogwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochogwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ochogwu is the 282,766th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. The surname Ochogwu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ochogwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 116 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,353 people, or 1 in 130,926. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 53 percent live, Kogi, where 10 percent live and Kaduna, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ochogwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochuogwu9318/
Ochogwwu934/
Ochougwu933/
Ocogwu921/
Ochokwu86407/
Ochagwu86237/
Achogwu8694/
Ochogbu8650/
Ochegwu8615/
Uchogwu8614/
Oshogwu866/
Ochugwu864/
Ochocwu861/
Ocheugwu807/
Ochuokwu803/
Ochookwu801/
Ochogbeu801/
Osogwu77516/
Ozogwu77146/
Ozougwu713,990/
Ochekwu711,469/
Achokwu71248/
Ochukwu7150/
Achagwu7148/
Oshagwu7143/
Ochakwu7117/
Achugwu7112/
Achegwu718/
Osuogwu717/
Ochugbu716/
Uchagwu715/
Echegwu715/
Ochecwu714/
Osiogwu713/
Osougwu713/
Uchogbu712/
Ozohgwu712/
Uchugwu712/
Ojuogwu711/
Ososgwu711/
Osahgwu711/
Otsogwu711/
Ucheugwu6736/
Uochukwu679/
Oechukwu674/
Oochukwu672/
Oozougwu671/
Achogbou671/
Achoukwu671/

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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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