Ochom Surname

91,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,6781:8,3451,443
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ochom (89) may also be a first name.

Ochom Last Name Facts

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

Ochom is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochom? popularity and diffusion

Ochom is the 91,505th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,393,146 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ochom are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ochom is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 89 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 4,678 people, or 1 in 8,345. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bukedea District, where 26 percent reside, Kumi District, where 15 percent reside and Tororo District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Ochom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochome9191/
Hochom9112/
Ochoom914/
Otchom913/
Ochomg911/
Ochoum911/
Ouchom911/
Ocom894,523/
Otchoum8311/
Hotchom839/
Ochocim836/
Hochoum834/
Gochoom831/
Achom8010,938/
Echom80654/
Ochon80496/
Ocham80216/
Ochum80195/
Hocom8046/
Uchom8044/
Oshom804/
Ociom803/
Ohcom801/
Ochoń801/
Ocohm801/
Ocoum801/
Houchoum771/
Ochochim770/
Ochong73993/
Atchom73371/
Ochume73259/
Gocham73214/
Oucham73193/
Otchon73192/
Ochoun73113/
Utchom73107/
Oshome7384/
Hocham7363/
Aschom7346/
Hochum7341/
Achome7341/
Hochon7338/
Okhome7337/
Gochon7334/
Hachom7315/
Ochame7313/
Goshom739/
Achoom738/
Ochone737/
Oochon737/
Otcham733/
Ouchon732/
Hocsom732/
Oschon731/
Echoom731/
Achoum731/
Uchoom731/
Ochamg731/
Uchome731/
Ojchon731/
Achomn731/
Axchom731/
Achomg731/
Oshomh731/
Aechom731/
Gochum731/
Outcom730/
Echhom730/
Ochonn730/
Acom6711,805/
Ojom671,871/
Osom671,535/
Oxom671,158/
Hachoum67942/
Goucham67939/
Otchoun67712/
Goichon67502/
Houcham67260/
Gouchon67209/
Ocam67160/
Ozom6781/
Hochsam6744/
Atchome6744/
Otchong6738/
Achosim6730/
Atchoum6727/
Hochong6724/
Gachoum6717/
Otchame679/
Ohchong678/
Otchone677/
Ochotin676/
Ocem674/
Ochuone674/
Ouchone674/
Ojchong674/
O'Chong674/
Houchon674/
Okhomhe673/
Gotcham672/
Oschoon672/
Hoichum672/
Hochoon671/
Ocheume671/
Otschon671/
Okhoume671/
Ochamnn671/
Ochocin671/
Hoychum671/
Gosshom670/
Gooshom670/

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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 Ochom
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