Ocran Surname

23,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ocran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,8601:1,182188
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England1871:297,95822,741
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

The alternate forms: Ocrán (1) are calculated separately.

Ocran (314) may also be a first name.

Ocran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ocran is found most frequently in Ghana. It may occur as a variant: Ocrán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,186th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 311,767 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ocran reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ocran is also the 495,703rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 314 people.

The surname Ocran is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 22,860 people, or 1 in 1,182. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ocran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ocran surname are 19.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.97% registered with the party.

The amount Ocran earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $51,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning $42,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ocrain9196/
Ochran9153/
Ocrant9116/
Ocrane916/
Ockran912/
Ocrhan911/
Ocrank911/
Oucran910/
Ockrant8333/
Hockran8324/
Otchran8319/
Ochrang8311/
Gochran834/
Ocraine831/
Oscrane831/
O'Crane831/
Ochrane831/
Hocrhan831/
Hocrane830/
Oscrant830/
Okran8039/
Osran8039/
Ocram8018/
Acran8012/
Ucran807/
Ocron802/
Ojran802/
Oqran801/
Ozran801/
Hochrain778/
Ocraim7373/
Okrant7331/
Gokran7325/
Ochron7318/
Acrane7317/
Okrane7311/
Okrain738/
Okrayn738/
Okrand738/
Achran737/
Hokran733/
Okhran732/
Oshran731/
Acraan731/
Accran731/
Hacran731/
Ossran731/
Ozrang731/
Gacran731/
Osrand731/
Gosran731/
Ackran730/
Ockron730/
Achrane67349/
Hochron6778/
O'Krane6748/
Oshrain6724/
Hachran6717/
Hokrane6712/
Okraine6711/
Acraine679/
Oukrane676/
Okreang674/
Okraing674/
Achkran671/
Ozrangh671/
Hokrang671/
Gossran670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ocran
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