Ochwang Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572

Ochwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ochwang is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochwang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Ochwang is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochwang live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ochwang is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya Ochwang is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 76 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found.

Ochwang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ochwang last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocwang9212/
Achwang862/
Oshwang862/
Ochuang861/
Okhwang861/
Oxwang7720/
Ocwong771/
Oswang771/
Achuang7175/
Otswang714/
Ojwa'ng711/
Hazwang711/
Hajwang711/
O'Huang711/
Ojwanng711/
Ouzhuang6723/
Huchuang674/
Aschuang671/
Hechuang671/

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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 Ochwang
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