Ochwa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Ochwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 133 | 1:293,528 | 20,541 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ochwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochwa is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ochwa is the 1,422,956th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ochwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Ochwa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 293,528. In Uganda Ochwa is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 66 percent live, Buikwe District, where 6 percent live and Kamuli District, where 6 percent live. Other than Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocwa | 89 | 586 | / |
| Ochwadt | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ochwatt | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ochwach | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ochwo | 80 | 11,420 | / |
| Echwa | 80 | 2,243 | / |
| Ochua | 80 | 370 | / |
| Achwa | 80 | 106 | / |
| Ochwe | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ochba | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ocwaa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ochwi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Oshwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okhwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uchwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocwha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ocwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochva | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hochwait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oschwaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uchwat | 73 | 455 | / |
| Echwaa | 73 | 253 | / |
| Gochua | 73 | 114 | / |
| Achwai | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ochvat | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ochwee | 73 | 33 | / |
| Achhwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hachwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hoshwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ochwoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Otchua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oichba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Achwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ochwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uchwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouchba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ochwii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hochua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Echwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochvay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guchwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gochwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochuap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswa | 67 | 569 | / |
| Ozwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ocua | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oschvat | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ocwo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Acwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ochuoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hochuay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ochwisz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ocva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochuach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achwajz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchwast | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojcshua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaschwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oxwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochuea | 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 Ochwa
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