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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocholah? popularity and diffusion

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

Ocholah is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 28 percent live and Migori County, where 28 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Ocholah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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