Ochwaya Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ochwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ochwaya Last Name Facts

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

Ochwaya is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ochwaya is the 1,604,449th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochwaya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Ochwaya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya Ochwaya is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 58 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 41 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found.

Ochwaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochweya864/
Ocwaa8325/
Ocwiya77112/
Achwaa775/
Acwaya774/
Ochvay772/
Ochuaa771/
Ochweyo7113/
Ochuaja7112/
Ochwoyo7110/
Achbaya717/
Hochuay715/
Achwiya713/
Okhwayo712/
Ochweyi711/
Osway6724/
Uchwiyah6711/
Ocwey679/
Oxway671/
Ashwayha671/
Hochwait671/
Ochuaaja671/
Oschwaut671/
Ocwoa671/
Hatchway670/

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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 Ochwaya
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