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
The surname Ochong is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 363,673rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. The surname is primarily 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 numerous first name on earth, borne by 151 people.
The surname Ochong is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 265,184. In Nigeria Ochong is most common in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Ogun, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.
Ochong Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ochong surname is chiefly 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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