Ochola Surname

18,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya18,5471:2,490393
Uganda8,4221:4,635844
Nigeria1,2221:144,9619,236
Tanzania7461:70,9677,433
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

Ochola (4,585) may also be a first name.

Ochola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ochola is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,931st most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 250,388 people. The last name Ochola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ochola live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 101,413th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 4,585 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 18,547 people, or 1 in 2,490. In Kenya Ochola is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 24 percent live, Migori County, where 18 percent live and Kisumu County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Ochola Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Ochola surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ochola earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning $42,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocholla922,367/
Ocholah92229/
Ocholia9215/
Otchola921/
Ocholea921/
Ochoola921/
Ochojla921/
Gochola921/
Ocola911,387/
Ochollah86317/
Gouchola868/
Ochojlia861/
Achola8327,398/
Ocholi834,702/
Ochala832,799/
Uchola831,027/
Ochela83449/
Ochole83337/
Ochula83266/
Oshola83144/
Echola8363/
Ocholo8322/
Ocolla837/
Ocolia831/
Ozhola831/
Ochalla7711,058/
Acholla77256/
Ochuole77220/
Ouchala77136/
Atchola77114/
Ochella7791/
Acholia7781/
Hoshola7776/
Echoola7776/
Achotla7767/
Ochoule7732/
Gochula7712/
Ucholla778/
Acholah777/
O'Holla776/
Ocholit776/
Ocholii775/
Ocholli774/
Uchuola774/
Oshuola774/
Ouchela774/
Otchala772/
Oochala772/
Ocholio772/
Oushola772/
Ochoulo772/
Achoola772/
Gachola772/
Hochela772/
Hochula772/
Ochollo772/
Ocholei771/
Okholla771/
Gochala771/
Uchhola771/
Hachola771/
Ocholie771/
Oshoola771/
Oocholi771/
Ochuolo771/
Ochalya771/
Ocholle771/
Ochuila771/
Ochulya771/
O'Colla771/
Achoela771/
Acholai771/
Echolia771/
Ouchula771/
Ochelia771/
Oechole770/
Acola7317,217/
Ozola7310,788/
Osola73327/
Ojola73196/
Ocala7383/
Ocolo7341/
Gokhoola7193/
Goschala7190/
Gatchola7182/
Hochella7159/
Achoulia7138/
Gauchola7126/
Hachoola7122/
Utcholla7120/
Achollah719/
Atcholla714/
Ouchella714/
Gotchala713/
Gochhala713/
Gochalla712/
Ouchalla712/
Ochchala711/
Ocholloi711/
Gochalia711/
Gochalya711/
Gochoule711/
Acholiat711/
Ocholler711/
Ouchahla711/
Ossola674,249/
Ojuola671,955/
Acholo671,815/
Achala671,206/
Ochulo67599/
Osuola67363/
Uchula67332/
Okhala67307/
Echala67299/
Ochuli67284/
Ashola67247/
Okholo67222/
Ochale67204/
Ojoola67185/
Achula67174/
Ochała67163/
Asoola67154/
Achole67118/
Uchala67109/
Acholi6796/
Ozzola6790/
Echela6782/
Otsola6771/
Ochule6765/
Acolia6761/
Ochali6760/
Hošala6758/
Achoulias6756/
Osholo6751/
Hosala6751/
Oosala6745/
Acolla6745/
Gokhoolah6740/
Ochalo6733/
Hasola6731/
Osolla6731/
Ocalia6729/
O'Hala6724/
Oshala6724/
Acohla6719/
Achela6717/
Ajoola6717/
Odzola6715/
Ousola6714/
Ochelo6713/
Aciola6713/
Gosola679/
Ojhala678/
Acoola677/
Ojoula677/
Ucholi677/
Akhola676/
Hajola676/
Ojolla675/
Osoula675/
Ochaly675/
Ozuola674/
Oisola674/
Osolas673/
Echolo673/
Azoola673/
Acolay673/
Goschalla673/
Ozoula672/
Ojolai672/
Ocoley671/
Ocoloo671/
Ojhula671/
Oojala671/
Hozola671/
Azhola671/
Ocalla671/
Hosola671/
Hocala671/
Ucholo671/
Gotschala671/
Ahcola671/
Acolaa671/
Acolah671/
Acolha671/
Ojholi671/
Okhula671/
Oucala671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ochola
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