Ogongo Surname
Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname
Ogongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,417 | 1:32,590 | 3,557 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Ogongo (237) may also be a first name.
Ogongo Demographics
Ogongo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ogongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogongo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogongo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 252,019th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ogongo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ogongo is also the 581,650th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 237 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,417 people, or 1 in 32,590. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 23 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Kisii County, where 15 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Ogongo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ogongo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ogongo
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