Ochieng is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ochieng
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ochieng

How popular is Ochieng?

Ochieng is common in Kenya.

Ochieng is ranked 2009 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ochiengs grew by 231.4815 per cent to 358 since 2000 and ranked 56972 after elevating 84816 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 87.99 87.96
White 5.87 5.56
Others 4.19 6.48
Ochieng is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 273310 people have been found who wears Ochieng as their family name. Ochieng is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
2,084 Afghanistan5
1,014,159 India4
2,980 Malawi4
4,881 Oman3
9,500 Ghana3
14,078 Japan3
5,298 Botswana2
2,744 Rwanda2
34,572 Israel2
20,595 China2
21,529 Singapore2
427 Somalia2
26,123 Malaysia2
50,640 Switzerland2
25,746 Finland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
7,790 Zambia1
19,533 Uruguay1
810,193 Indonesia1
880 Djibouti1
897,276 Russia1
1,253 Burundi1
37,493 Austria1
408 Åland1
151,601 Spain1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
42,479 Greece1
14,373 Jordan1
6,212 Jamaica1
17,768 Pakistan1
31,207 Ireland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
8,859 Iraq1
77,122 Sweden1
14,644 Tunisia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
492,292 Ukraine1
62,864 New Zealand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
861 Barbados31
61,159 Australia30
110,032 Canada23
52,530 Belgium22
29,040 Denmark15
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,722 Qatar68
727 Iceland54
Countries with hundreds of Ochieng:
53,090 United States494
23,918 Germany437
15,361 South Africa402
19,128 England280
28,734 Poland191
5,359 United Arab Emirates183
2,714 Kuwait139
5,791 Norway131
Countries with thousands of Ochieng:
961 Sudan4,639
2,825 Tanzania1,861
Countries with ten thousands of Ochieng:
158 Uganda28,379
Countries with hundred thousands of Ochieng:
8 Kenya235,797
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Ochieng Namesakes

  • Adonijah Ochieng, Author
  • Benjamin Ochieng, Actor
  • Humphrey Ochieng, Soccer player
  • Edwin Ochieng Yinda, Politician
  • Pollyins Ochieng Anyango, Politician
  • Duncan Ochieng, Soccer player
  • Mark Ochieng, Soccer player
  • Edgar Ochieng, Soccer player
  • Pascal Ochieng, Soccer player
  • Willis Ochieng, Soccer player

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