Ochun Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Ochun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Ochun (12) may also be a first name.
Ochun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ochun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ochun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ochun is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochun live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname Ochun is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 73 percent live, Abia, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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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 Ochun
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