Ochonya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ochonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Ochonya (11) may also be a first name.
Ochonya Demographics
Ochonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ochonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochonya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochonya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Ochonya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochonya reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ochonya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.
Ochonya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 14 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found.
Ochonya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ochonya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ochanya | 86 | 128 | / |
| Okhonya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ochonyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ozhonya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Achonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uchonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochuonyo | 80 | 93 | / |
| Atchonya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ouchanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochongia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ocanya | 77 | 96 | / |
| Ojonya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ozonya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aconya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achuonyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akhonya | 71 | 2,220 | / |
| Achanya | 71 | 1,119 | / |
| Uchanya | 71 | 58 | / |
| Achonyo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Ochanyo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ochonjo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ochania | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ochanja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ochanha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okhanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okhonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ochunyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odsonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oconnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atchanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achaanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Atchogna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohijanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euchanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhoonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achanyah | 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 Ochonya
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