Ocholah Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ocholah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocholah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2281:202,54314,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ocholah (15) may also be a first name.

Ocholah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ocholah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocholah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ocholah live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya Ocholah is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 28 percent are found and Migori County, where 28 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Ocholah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ocholah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochollah93317/
Ochola9229,105/
Ocholla862,367/
Ocholia8615/
Acholah867/
Gochola861/
Ochojla861/
Ochoola861/
Ocholea861/
Otchola861/
Achollah809/
Gouchola808/
Ochojlia801/
Achola7727,398/
Ochala772,799/
Ochela77449/
Echola7763/
Ocholo7722/
Gokhoolah7540/
Ochalla7111,058/
Acholla71256/
Ouchala71136/
Atchola71114/
Ochella7191/
Acholia7181/
Echoola7176/
Achotla7167/
Acholoh7145/
O'Holla716/
Ouchela714/
Oochala712/
Ochollo712/
Hochela712/
Gachola712/
Achalah712/
Achoola712/
Otchala712/
Achelah712/
Ochoulo712/
Ocholio712/
Echolia711/
Ochelia711/
Ojollah711/
Acholai711/
Achoela711/
Ochalya711/
Ocholei711/
Ochuolo711/
Hachola711/
Gochala711/
Okholla711/
Ochuila711/
Ojola67196/
Gokhoola6793/
Hochella6759/
Achoulia6738/
Hachoola6722/
Achalath676/
Atcholla674/
Ouchella674/
Gochhala673/
Ouchalla672/
Gochalla672/
Ocholloi671/
Gochalia671/
Gochalya671/
Acholiat671/
Achallah671/
Ochchala671/
Ouchahla671/

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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 Ocholah
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