Ochunju Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochunju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochunju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ochunju Last Name Facts

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

Ochunju is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ochunju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochunju? popularity and diffusion

Ochunju is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ochunju is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochunju live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Ochunju is most frequent in: Busia District, where 43 percent reside, Budaka District, where 14 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Ochunju exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochanju864/
Ochunjo861/
Ochunji861/
Uchunju861/
Ojunju77211/
Osunju7725/
Gachunjui751/
Achounjeu751/
Ochanji71375/
Ochenje71250/
Ochenja7185/
Ochanjo7179/
Ochinjo7153/
Ochinji7136/
Echunje7131/
Ochonjo7113/
Ochanja715/
Ochinje715/
Achanju715/
Achunji713/
Uchenju711/
Achunja711/
Achunyu711/
Ocungiu711/
Ochonje711/
Ochenji711/
Achunchu6729/
Ichanjou6721/
Achuneje674/
Ochenuje671/
Ochienje671/
Echunjie671/
Echunjei671/
Ochoonji671/
Ichunjei671/
Ocheinje671/

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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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  • 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 Ochunju
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