Okocho Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Okocho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okocho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okocho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okocho is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okocho? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okocho live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Okocho is mostly concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 73 percent reside, Amuria District, where 7 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Okocho
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