Wochi Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Wochi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Wochi (156) may also be a first name.
Wochi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wochi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wochi is most common in Malawi. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wochi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wochi reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wochi is also the 735,679th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 156 people.
The last name Wochi is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Botswana, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Wochi
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