Ochuwe Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ochuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ochuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ochuwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochuwe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Ochuwe is mostly found in: Kogi, where 74 percent are found, Benue, where 22 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochuwee | 92 | 10 | / |
| Ocuwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ochuw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ochube | 83 | 805 | / |
| Ochuwa | 83 | 217 | / |
| Achuwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Echuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ochiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oshuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ochubeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ochauwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ochuibe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Achouwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochoewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hochiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okhauwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuwe | 73 | 128 | / |
| Ocuwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Acuwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ocowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uchouwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atchouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouchouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochihweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochubi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Achube | 67 | 23 | / |
| Achuwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Achiwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oshowe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ashuwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oshuwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ocuwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Achowe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ochowy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uchube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Azouwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozuweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echiwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otsuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acuwee | 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 Ochuwe
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