Orwochi Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwochi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orwochi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Orwochi Demographics

Orwochi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Orwochi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwochi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orwochi.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwochi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,095,216th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orwochi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya Orwochi is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 58 percent live, Nyamira County, where 39 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Orwochi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwechi8621/
Oruochi869/
Orwachi861/
Orwoki771/
Orwozi771/
Oruoche711/
Orbuchi711/
Horwacki6721/
Arwachai6713/
Orbouche671/
Ourbachi671/
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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 Orwochi
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