Olocho Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olocho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olocho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2931:157,61112,437
Uganda901:433,77026,293
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Olocho (13) may also be a first name.

Olocho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olocho is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olocho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 744,013th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olocho reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Olocho is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename globally It is held by 13 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya Olocho is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 41 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 28 percent reside and Siaya County, where 26 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Olocho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olocho last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ollocho921/
Olotcho921/
Oloco9169/
Oloochou862/
Olosho83551/
Olocha83308/
Elocho83180/
Olucho83126/
Olloco8358/
Olecho8334/
Olacho8317/
Alocho839/
Olocio834/
Olocou831/
Oloczo831/
Olokho831/
Olocso831/
Alotcho77130/
Golucho7728/
Oluocha7720/
Oluosho775/
Golokho773/
Oloucha773/
Golosho772/
Galocho772/
Oloshot772/
Oleucho771/
Holosho771/
Golocio771/
Olojo733,036/
Oloso73576/
Aloco7362/
Olozo735/
Hollocou71169/
Allotcho7114/
Goluchoy717/
Alodchou715/
Holozhoy713/
Golochha713/
Oulatcho712/
Gollucho712/
Goloscha711/
Elecho67613/
Olucha67518/
Alucho67435/
Goloso67322/
Oluojo67257/
Alecho67234/
Alocha67187/
Alloco67187/
Alacho6788/
Olioso6782/
Olgoso6777/
Olecha6775/
Ulocha6738/
Olojah6734/
Alosho6732/
Alozho6730/
Ulacho6717/
Alocso6714/
Holoso6711/
Holoca6710/
Elocha676/
Olacha676/
Olojoi676/
Olukho674/
Alouco673/
Olojoo673/
Oloojo673/
Ulucho673/
Haloco672/
Olozoo672/
Olooja672/
Oloiso672/
Oylojo671/
Olosio671/
Olojoy671/
Olocia671/
Alohzo671/
Olajoh671/
Olohja671/
Olokha671/
Elacho671/
Alokho671/
Olosso671/
Olozoh671/
Oolojo671/
Olosha671/
Olajoo671/
Oloosa671/
Olooso671/
Alioco671/

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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 Olocho
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