Ochuwo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Ochuwo Last Name Facts

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

Ochuwo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochuwo live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ochuwo is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Ochuwo is most frequent in: Namayingo District, where 74 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 4 percent are found and Busia District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocuwo911/
Ochuwa83217/
Ochowo8349/
Achuwo8312/
Ochiwo833/
Ochubo833/
Ochuvo831/
Ochiewo77124/
Osuchuo7750/
Ochauwa773/
Atchuwo771/
Ochouwa771/
Acuwo7391/
Osuwo7381/
Ozuwo7380/
Ocuwa7313/
Ouchouwa711/
Ochuba672,310/
Hasuwo67261/
Oshowo67232/
Uchuvo67205/
Echiwo6764/
Uchubo6761/
Achuwa6723/
Oshuwa6713/
Achiwo679/
Ochiwa678/
Achowo677/
Achubo675/
Osuiwo673/
Azouwo671/
Echuwa671/
Oshuvo671/
Ozuwho671/
Uchuwa671/
Ozouwo671/
Achuvo671/

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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 Ochuwo
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