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 surname Ochuwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. 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 frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 301 people.
Ochuwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria Ochuwa is most common in: Abia, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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