Ochoo Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4441:104,0099,030
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ochoo (67) may also be a first name.

Ochoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ochoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ochoo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ochoo is the 562,135th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ochoo live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ochoo is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 67 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 104,009. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 61 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Migori County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Ochoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ochoo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ochoo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gochoo91899/
Oochoo9112/
Ochooa914/
Ocho894,682/
Ocoo89370/
Ochoa80575,761/
Gocho802,082/
Ochou80967/
Oucho80900/
Ochoi80514/
Otcho80481/
Ochoe80276/
Hocho80214/
Achoo80196/
Ochot80160/
Echoo80160/
Ochod8031/
Ochoh8027/
Ochos8017/
Ochuo8015/
Oicho8015/
Oecho8012/
Oshoo808/
Oscho804/
Ochoz803/
Ochoy802/
Ochoá802/
Ohcho801/
Uchoo801/
Ochop801/
Odcho801/
Oocho801/
Ocooa800/
Hoychoot775/
Hoychood771/
Hoichood771/
Hoichoot771/
Oco753,517/
Oichoe731,731/
Ouchou73356/
Hochoi73131/
Hochoa7376/
Otchou7369/
Hotcho7361/
Goshoo7359/
Atchoo7352/
Goucho7339/
Hochoy7338/
Gotcho7336/
Ochuot7318/
Ochott7311/
Houcho7311/
O'Choa7310/
Otchoy738/
Gachoo737/
Oshood736/
Ochoey735/
Hachoo735/
Oochoa734/
Goycho734/
Ouchot734/
Oschoa733/
Ochoch733/
Oschoi732/
Otchoh732/
Ohchoa732/
Goicho732/
Ochhoa731/
Ochoij731/
Ohchoi731/
Ohchou731/
Hoshoo731/
Ooshoo731/
Otchoi731/
Outcho731/
O'Choe731/
Gochho731/
Gokhoo731/
Achooh731/
Ochout731/
Ochuod731/
Ouchoh731/
Ouchoa731/
Gochoy730/
Osho6724,764/
Hojo6723,089/
Acho6719,591/
Ochu675,174/
Ocha672,922/
Echo672,669/
Hozo671,756/
Ocio671,737/
Ocoy671,327/
Ucho67994/
Ojoo67853/
Hoso67847/
Oyco67783/
Ocso67617/
Osoo67580/
Ozoo67127/
Hoco67111/
Okho6795/
Hošo6793/
Houchou6750/
Ouco6748/
Ozho6734/
Oico6729/
Ocoa6724/
Acoo6723/
Ocou6718/
Houchot6716/
Ohso6716/
Hoço6714/
Ojho678/
Ochuoha677/
Ocoi676/
Oxho675/
Ouchgou674/
Attchoo674/
Hoochoy673/
Ohco672/
Outchou672/
Ocuo672/
D'Ochoa672/
Ohzo672/
Ohxo672/
Ocohowa671/
Otco671/
Ocuh671/
Houtcho671/
Ouchoud671/
Okhooyi671/
O'Ho671/
Gotchou671/
Ooco671/
Uoco671/
Haschoo671/
Hoychot671/
Hoichot671/
Hochouy671/

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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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  • 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 Ochoo
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