Owocho Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Owocho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 187 | 1:947,287 | 40,584 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Owocho (61) may also be a first name.
Owocho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owocho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owocho is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owocho click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owocho? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owocho is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Owocho is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Owocho live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owocho is also the 1,257,960th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 61 people.
The surname Owocho is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 68 percent live, Kogi, where 22 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoicho | 92 | 7,892 | / |
| Owoecho | 92 | 27 | / |
| Owochoi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oiwocho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owoco | 91 | 1 | / |
| Owoichoi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oowoicho | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owosho | 83 | 740 | / |
| Owecho | 83 | 33 | / |
| Owacho | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ovocho | 83 | 13 | / |
| Owocha | 83 | 13 | / |
| Owokho | 83 | 8 | / |
| Obocho | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ewocho | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owucho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Awocho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owoico | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obochou | 77 | 166 | / |
| Owuocha | 77 | 69 | / |
| Owoosho | 77 | 30 | / |
| Owhocha | 77 | 21 | / |
| Owoisho | 77 | 9 | / |
| Owoicha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Awoicho | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ouwacho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuicho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owechuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewochuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoicoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoso | 73 | 1,385 | / |
| Ovoco | 73 | 8 | / |
| Awoutcho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obotchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubochou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owacha | 67 | 640 | / |
| Oubouchou | 67 | 373 | / |
| Owhoso | 67 | 97 | / |
| Obocha | 67 | 89 | / |
| Awosho | 67 | 78 | / |
| Owosso | 67 | 64 | / |
| Owooso | 67 | 45 | / |
| Awacho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abocho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obacho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owucha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owoiso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Awocou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awocha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awecho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owosoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owosoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owojah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owuoso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awucho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avocho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwocha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewacho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owojjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obucho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owozoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awokho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owakho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Owocho
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