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

The last name Ochom has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochom? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Ochom is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,678 people, or 1 in 8,345. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 26 percent reside, Kumi District, where 15 percent reside and Tororo District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Ochom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ochom surname is chiefly 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
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  • 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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