Ochuru Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ochuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
India91:85,229,487684,495

Ochuru (40) may also be a first name.

Ochuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochuru is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochuru? popularity and diffusion

Ochuru is the 1,333,288th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ochuru live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochuru is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Ochuru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 61 percent reside, Rivers, where 13 percent reside and Cross River, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Ochuru Last Name Statistics demography

Ochuru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $34,261 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochurus92399/
Ocuru9144/
Uchuru83443/
Echuru83206/
Ochiru83127/
Achuru8329/
Oshuru839/
Okhuru837/
Ochoru836/
Ohjuru831/
Gachuru771,236/
Utchuru7741/
Atchuru7715/
Achurut7712/
Ohtsuru775/
Uchhuru775/
Achueru773/
Echurui771/
Uchuuru771/
Auchuru771/
Guchuru771/
Achouru771/
Achurus771/
Ozuru7358,396/
Osuru731,342/
Ojuru7356/
Acuru7350/
Ocoru7319/
Uchchuru7116/
Achourou714/
Achuirou711/
Gachuuru711/
Hechhuru711/
Gatchuru711/
Otsuru672,009/
Hosuru67522/
Achoru67189/
Ashuru67161/
Ousuru67146/
Echiru67103/
Achiru6779/
Hujuru6777/
Oisuru6753/
Osauru6721/
Otzuru6711/
Oosuru674/
Oguuru674/
Osuuru673/
Hasuru673/
Oshoru672/
Hajuru672/
Akhuru672/
Oizuru671/
Ossuru671/
Hazuru671/
Uosuru671/
Atchourou671/
Azouru671/
Osurus671/
Osouru671/
Hachuirou671/
Atchaurou671/

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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 Ochuru
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