Ochwo Surname

45,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ochwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ochwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda11,4021:3,424610
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ochwo (74) may also be a first name.

Ochwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ochwo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ochwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,438th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 638,139 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ochwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Ochwo is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 11,402 people, or 1 in 3,424. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 67 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Ochwo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ochwoh916/
Ochwoo914/
Gochwo911/
Ochwot911/
Ochwuo911/
Ocwo8912/
Achwo80273/
Ochwa80152/
Ochuo8015/
Oshwo802/
Ocwho801/
Ocwoh801/
Ocwoa801/
Ochuot7318/
Echwou731/
Ochuod731/
Ocwa67586/
Ochwadt6711/
Ochwatt679/
Ochuoha677/
Oswo676/
Ocuo672/
Ochwach672/
Achwoth671/
Acwo671/
Oxwo671/

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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 Ochwo
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