Ochong Surname
Approximately 993 people bear this surname
Ochong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 668 | 1:265,184 | 15,175 |
| Philippines | 195 | 1:519,170 | 60,067 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Ochong (151) may also be a first name.
Ochong Demographics
Ochong Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ochong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ochong is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ochong is the 363,673rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,338,918 people. The surname Ochong is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Ochong are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 151 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 265,184. In Nigeria Ochong is most frequent in: Benue, where 74 percent live, Ogun, where 5 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.
Ochong Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ochong surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ochong
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