Ong'ayo Surname
Approximately 1,907 people bear this surname
Ong'ayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,790 | 1:25,799 | 2,887 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ong'ayo (127) may also be a first name.
Ong'ayo Demographics
Ong'ayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ong'ayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ong'ayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ong'ayo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ong'ayo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ong'ayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 215,441st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,821,471 people. The last name Ong'ayo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ong'ayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ong'ayo is also the 825,494th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 127 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,790 people, or 1 in 25,799. In Kenya Ong'ayo is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 40 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 18 percent are found and Kisii County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Ong'ayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 Ong'ayo
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