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

Olocho is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olocho.

How Common Is The Last Name Olocho? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olocho is the 744,013th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Olocho occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olocho live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 13 people.

Olocho is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 41 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 28 percent are found and Siaya County, where 26 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Olocho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olocho last name is primarily 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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