Onege Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onege (425) may also be a first name.

Onege Last Name Facts

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

Onege has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onege.

How Common Is The Last Name Onege? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onege is the 1,415,499th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Onege occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onege reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onege is also the 416,660th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 425 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Siaya County, where 87 percent are found, Migori County, where 4 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Onege Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongege9112/
Oneghe913/
Onegie913/
Onegye911/
Onegeh911/
Ounege911/
Gonege911/
Honeger8347/
Goneage830/
Onega805,619/
Onegi801,275/
Onoge80401/
Enege80271/
Oneje80122/
Anege8052/
Oneze8020/
Onige8020/
Unege8015/
Onage8014/
Onece809/
Onyge804/
Onese802/
Honegger774,124/
Honneger773/
Honeyger771/
Ongige73150/
Anaege73101/
Hanege7387/
Aneghe7359/
Oneaga7358/
Oneche7344/
Enegie7334/
Ganege7318/
Gonige7310/
Onyoge738/
Aneger737/
Uneghe736/
Honage735/
Angege734/
Oneije734/
Omneje734/
Henege733/
Onezer733/
Oniger733/
Onigeh733/
Onegay733/
Asnege732/
Onegha732/
Oyneze732/
Onegga732/
Oneegi732/
Onejeh732/
Oneese731/
Osnegi731/
E'Nege731/
Honese731/
Oineje731/
Onygei731/
Aneige731/
Aniege731/
Eneige731/
Oniese731/
Honeje731/
Oneghi731/
Ongezi731/
Onieze731/
Onedje731/
Onegui731/
Onesie731/
Oneyje731/
Anegye731/
Onease730/
Honece730/
Honige730/
Honnegger715/
Hohnegger713/
Osemnegie711/
Hounegger710/
Ongechi671,271/
Heneage67628/
Honiges67106/
Ongeche6760/
Gonezie6754/
Oneyser6729/
Anegues6727/
Honeize6714/
Gonegai6712/
Honnage679/
Hoenige679/
Ouneche678/
Honéger677/
Oneagha677/
Oneseit677/
Ounegui677/
Honiger675/
Honisee673/
Huneger672/
Aneguer672/
Oneches672/
Honhage671/
Haneger671/
Anneger671/
Honjges671/
Onekgui671/
Onnhage671/
Goneche671/
Gonegay671/
Gonaige671/
Enieghe671/
Anegieh671/
O'Nezer671/
Onechie671/
Oneiset671/
Anhiege671/
O'Neice670/
Hennege670/
Onidges670/
Uneiger670/

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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 Onege
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