Ochuwa Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Ochuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ochuwa (301) may also be a first name.
Ochuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochuwa is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,118,459th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Ochuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ochuwa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ochuwa is also the 507,810th most widely held first name globally, borne by 301 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 35 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ochuwa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochauwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ochouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ocuwa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ouchouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ochuba | 83 | 2,310 | / |
| Ochuwo | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ochuwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Achuwa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Oshuwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ocuwai | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ochiwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Uchuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochouba | 77 | 76 | / |
| Uchuwat | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ochowai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ochihua | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ochuwee | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ucheuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Achouwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ochiwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acheuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochhuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochuiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houtchouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osuwa | 73 | 759 | / |
| Ozuwa | 73 | 119 | / |
| Acuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ocuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atchouwa | 71 | 52 | / |
| Oychueva | 71 | 28 | / |
| Houchuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goshuway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ochube | 67 | 805 | / |
| Achuba | 67 | 523 | / |
| Achiwa | 67 | 350 | / |
| Ozouwa | 67 | 168 | / |
| Ochubi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Osuwat | 67 | 96 | / |
| Osuwah | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ochowo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ashuwa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Osouwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Achuwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Achuwo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Osauwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ochowy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ochiva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asouwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hasuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osiuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochubo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochiwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azhuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otsuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osuwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hazuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochuvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojuwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attchouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oszuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ochuwa
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