Ondigo Surname

128,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ondigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ondigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,3511:13,7811,695
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Ondigo (446) may also be a first name.

Ondigo Last Name Facts

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

Ondigo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ondigo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 128,475th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,065,631 people. The last name Ondigo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ondigo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 405,761st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 446 people.

The surname Ondigo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,351 people, or 1 in 13,781. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 28 percent reside, Kisii County, where 16 percent reside and Migori County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya Ondigo occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 0 percent reside.

Ondigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Ondigo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ondiego925/
Ondigoh924/
Gondigo921/
Hondigoi8620/
Ondego833,140/
Andigo8324/
Ondiga8321/
Endigo838/
Ondugo832/
Andiego77495/
Andigod778/
Andigot775/
Gondiga773/
Gandigo772/
Endigho772/
Endiego771/
Ondhiga771/
Handigo771/
Enndigo770/
Houndego7119/
Handigoi7115/
Handigod713/
Andiegou711/
Onduga671,010/
Andiga67308/
Andugo67104/
Endiga6773/
Andego6744/
Endego674/
Ondega673/
Undiga672/
Handiegou671/
Handighoi671/
Endugo671/

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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 Ondigo
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