Ochowo Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Ochowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Ochowo (18) may also be a first name.
Ochowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochowo is most common in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochowo live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ochowo is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The last name Ochowo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Ochowo is most prevalent in: Namayingo District, where 34 percent reside, Mbale District, where 22 percent reside and Tororo District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochuowo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otchowo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ochovo | 83 | 262 | / |
| Oshowo | 83 | 232 | / |
| Ochuwo | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ochobo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ochowa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Achowo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Echowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oshowho | 77 | 59 | / |
| Atchowo | 77 | 59 | / |
| Uchohwo | 77 | 38 | / |
| Achowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochoobo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochowat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achowoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hochovo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osowo | 73 | 507 | / |
| Ojowo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ozowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ocowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ocawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atchowou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ouchouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochavo | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Ochova | 67 | 610 | / |
| Ochuwa | 67 | 217 | / |
| Ojohwo | 67 | 129 | / |
| Ochoba | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ashowo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ochabo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ochová | 67 | 49 | / |
| Oshobo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Oshawo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Achowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Achobo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ojowoh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oshowa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Achuwo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ochewa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Achovo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osiowo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otsowo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Achawo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osohwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okhowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Achewo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochubo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oysowo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Echowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochuvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozouwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocovoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocoyvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocahvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchobo | 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 Ochowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis