Ohenga Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ohenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Ohenga Last Name Facts

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

Ohenga is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ohenga are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 89 percent are found, Siaya County, where 4 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found.

Ohenga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oenga911,960/
Ahenga83740/
Haenga83270/
Ohengo8389/
Heunga8366/
Ehenga8362/
Goenga8316/
Ohinga8311/
Oengaa831/
Ahengga778/
Heungai772/
Hehenga771/
Aenga7372/
Oengo739/
Eunga733/
Hooienga711/
Hooijenga67254/
Ahengo6761/
Ahinga6760/
Ohingo6756/
Ouinga6714/
Gaenga679/
Gooijenga675/
A'Enga674/
Ehengo671/
Haettinga671/

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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 Ohenga
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