Ochu Surname

92,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ochu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,0241:35,2592,874
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England201:2,785,90397,972
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ochu (615) may also be a first name.

Ochu Last Name Facts

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

Ochu (Marathi: ओचु, Tibetan: ཨོ་ཅུ།) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,366th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,408,494 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ochu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochu is also the 336,805th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 615 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,024 people, or 1 in 35,259. In Nigeria Ochu is primarily found in: Abia, where 20 percent live, Enugu, where 18 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ochu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ochu are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ochu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.15% more than the national average, earning R 461,376 per year and in United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochui892,048/
Ochou89967/
Ochuu89312/
Hochu89171/
Gochu8930/
Ochau8926/
Ocheu8922/
Ochus8917/
Ouchu8911/
Otchu894/
Oochu894/
Ochgu891/
Odchu891/
Ochuj891/
Ocu86507/
Ouchou80356/
Otchou8069/
Ochust8022/
Hoichu8022/
Houchu8011/
Hochut802/
Goychu801/
Ochchu801/
Ohchou801/
Gochhu801/
Ochuhe801/
Hochau801/
Hocheu801/
Ouchut801/
Ochout801/
Ochuis801/
Ochuys801/
Oochui801/
Oschup801/
Ochaus800/
Achu7516,238/
Echu752,617/
Uchu75440/
Oshu75280/
Ociu75126/
Țocu7597/
Oucu7589/
Ocuu7530/
Hocu7526/
Șocu7525/
Ojhu7522/
Ocou7518/
Oocu7516/
Otcu7510/
Okhu759/
Ocui759/
Ocau758/
Ohsu757/
Ocsu755/
Ozhu753/
Oceu753/
Ohcu752/
Ohju752/
Ocuh751/
Ocuy751/
Ojcu751/
Oxhu751/
Ohxu751/
Hoichut73131/
Houchou7350/
Hocheux7344/
Hochaus7331/
Hochhut7326/
Godchau7326/
Hotcheu7324/
Goschau7317/
Oschust739/
Hochauz737/
Hochudt734/
Ouchgou734/
Outchou732/
Hochuth731/
Oucheue731/
Ochchuu731/
Ouchoud731/
Ouchuch731/
Oshchup731/
Gotchou731/
Gotchui731/
Gochhau731/
Hoichud731/
Hochouy731/
Goshu6727,474/
Osuch677,080/
Achou674,482/
Guchu673,946/
Achau671,671/
Gociu671,260/
Huchu671,117/
Hochhaus67891/
Ochoo67564/
Atchu67561/
Gachu67425/
Achuu67376/
Hechu67292/
Ochoe67276/
Euchu67234/
Ohtsu67194/
Hochhuth67181/
Achuy67131/
Achui67125/
Ojhau67116/
Achuh67102/
Uchau67100/
Echau6792/
Ocius6791/
Auchu6780/
Houtchou6777/
Achut6764/
Achuz6762/
Ozohu6761/
Osúch6751/
Hachu6743/
Ozhuh6742/
Utchu6737/
Achus6737/
Echui6733/
Eechu6731/
Aschu6729/
Oczus6727/
Hoshu6727/
Achup6713/
Achhu6711/
Oshui6711/
Uchui6710/
Uchus679/
Ahchu679/
Gokhu679/
Echeu678/
Oshus677/
Uchou676/
Aachu675/
Echuh675/
Echuu675/
Osohu674/
Ucheu674/
Osahu674/
Otshu674/
Hotcu674/
Uychu674/
Țociu674/
Ochóa674/
Achud673/
Ouchouch673/
Osheu673/
Goutchou673/
O'Shu673/
Hozhu673/
Echhu672/
Okhui672/
Acheu672/
Hozschuh672/
Oczuś672/
Oceus672/
Oshau671/
Uchhu671/
Uchup671/
Ohuzu671/
Oshou671/
Ozahu671/
Oshuu671/
Ohiju671/
Achuí671/
Ozhuy671/
Ooshu671/
Oshchust671/
Ohshu671/
O'Schutt671/
Șoicu671/
Oushu671/
Oshux671/
Ozhau671/
Ohsou671/
Achsu671/
Hoxhu671/
Hohcu671/
O'Huy670/
Houcheus670/

Ochu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ochu in the Marathi language
ओचुocu66.67
ओचूocu33.33
Ochu in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ཅུ།ochu50
ཨོ་ཆུ།ochu50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ochu
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