Ochukwu Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Ochukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ochukwu (57) may also be a first name.
Ochukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ochukwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochukwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Ochukwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochukwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochukwu is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 57 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Ochukwu is most common in: Niger, where 24 percent live, Ebonyi, where 14 percent live and Benue, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uochukwu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Oechukwu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Oochukwu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ohuchukwu | 88 | 110 | / |
| Ochchukwu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Uozchukwu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ojchukwuu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Achukwu | 86 | 710 | / |
| Ochokwu | 86 | 407 | / |
| Echukwu | 86 | 207 | / |
| Uchukwu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ochikwu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ochugwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Eechukwu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ocheugwu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ochiekwu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Acheukwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ochougwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ochookwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ucheukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Euchukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achoukwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ozukwu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Acukwu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ahachukwu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ochogwu | 71 | 1,363 | / |
| Achokwu | 71 | 248 | / |
| Achikwu | 71 | 119 | / |
| Echikwu | 71 | 116 | / |
| Ojoukwu | 71 | 52 | / |
| Achugwu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ochugbu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ochigwu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oojukwu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojukkwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Azoukwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uojukwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ojujkwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojugkwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uchugwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojukwuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouzukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hojukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochocwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojuckwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojukwuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojjukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ucheugwu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ochogwwu | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Ochukwu
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