Onchong'a Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchong'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onchong'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3181:35,0383,799
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onchong'a (181) may also be a first name.

Onchong'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onchong'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

Onchong'a is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Onchong'a click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchong'a? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onchong'a is the 290,346th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onchong'a reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onchong'a is also the 677,199th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 181 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,318 people, or 1 in 35,038. In Kenya Onchong'a is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 44 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.

Onchong'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Onchong'a 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 Onchong'a
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