Ochwada Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochwada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ochwada Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4081:113,1869,628
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ochwada Demographics

Ochwada Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ochwada Last Name Facts

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

Ochwada has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochwada? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ochwada live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ochwada is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 113,186. In Kenya Ochwada is mostly found in: Busia County, where 66 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 30 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Ochwada Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ochwada surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocwada9218/
Achwada8615/
Ochwado865/
Ochweda864/
Ochwadi863/
Huchwajda75113/
Hochweida752/
Ochwedo716/
Achwadi712/
Ashwada711/
Ouswada711/
Achuada711/
Achwade711/
Ashwadda671/
Ochwodho671/
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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 Ochwada
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