Ochwe Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ochwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Ochwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ochwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ochwe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ochwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Ochwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochwe are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Ochwe is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Moroto District, where 35 percent reside, Nakapiripirit District, where 35 percent reside and Tororo District, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochwee | 91 | 33 | / |
| Ochwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ochwei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ocwe | 89 | 70 | / |
| Ochw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ochwech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ocwee | 80 | 1,201 | / |
| Ochwa | 80 | 152 | / |
| Ocwei | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ochwi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Achwe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ochue | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ocwey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Echwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uchwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hochw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oshwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hochweiß | 77 | 46 | / |
| Hochweis | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ochuet | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hochue | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ochuee | 73 | 8 | / |
| Echweu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Otchue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Achwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gochue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ochwii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Achwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ocwiej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohchue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hochweiss | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ocwi | 67 | 807 | / |
| Ocwa | 67 | 586 | / |
| Acwe | 67 | 161 | / |
| Oswe | 67 | 110 | / |
| Aschwer | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ojwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ozwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Achw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Echwuhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochwisz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ocue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oxwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oczw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouchue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oschuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ochwe
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