Ochuwu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ochuwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ochuwu (12) may also be a first name.
Ochuwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochuwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ochuwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ochuwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochuwu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Ochuwu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Benue, where 25 percent are found and Kano, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ochuwu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oechuwu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ochuiwu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ochiwu | 83 | 1,091 | / |
| Achuwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Okhuwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Echuwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ochowu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ochihwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ochiewu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Acheuwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eechuwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ochiwuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuwu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ozuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuiwu | 67 | 658 | / |
| Achubu | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ozouwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akhuwu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Achiwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Achowu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Osuhwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oshowu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukhuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osauwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ochuwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis