Ochonu Surname
Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname
Ochonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 944 | 1:187,651 | 11,385 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ochonu (113) may also be a first name.
Ochonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochonu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ochonu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochonu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 350,215th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochonu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochonu is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 113 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 187,651. In Nigeria Ochonu is mostly found in: Benue, where 58 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ochonu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochuonu | 92 | 72 | / |
| Ochonou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oconu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouchuonu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achonu | 83 | 857 | / |
| Ochenu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Ochunu | 83 | 109 | / |
| Uchonu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Echonu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Oshonu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Okhonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houchonou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Achuonu | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ochungu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Achotnu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Echonou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Achonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achounu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochunuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uchuonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otshonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houtchonou | 75 | 15 | / |
| Goutchonou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hotchounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ozonu | 73 | 230 | / |
| Osonu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ojonu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aconu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atchonou | 71 | 64 | / |
| Atchounu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouchanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hochanud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otsonu | 67 | 336 | / |
| Uchunu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Achunu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Oshanu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Achenu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Echenu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Echanu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okhunu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Otchannou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Atchounou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Osongu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajoonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojoinu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ozonhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hozanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osionu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozuonu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achoungou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osonnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatchonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achounouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atchonheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osonou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ochonu
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