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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochuwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ochuwu is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ochuwu is predominantly found 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 frequently held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 25 percent live and Kano, where 25 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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 | / |
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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 Ochuwu
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