Ong'ang'o Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ong'ang'o Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ong'ang'o Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ong'ang'o Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ong'ang'o Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ong'ang'o is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ong'ang'o? popularity and diffusion

Ong'ang'o is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ong'ang'o are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 86 percent reside, Siaya County, where 6 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Ong'ang'o Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ong'ang'o last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ong'ango9496/
Ongang'o942/
Ong'ang'a89319/
Ong'ong'o8969/
Ang'ang'o8957/
Ongango88229/
Gong'ong'o844/
Ong'ongo828/
Ang'ango822/
Ongan'go821/
Ongo'ngo821/
Ogango801,854/
Ongago801/
Ang'ang'a783/
Onghangho782/
On'gan'go781/
Onganga75922/
Ongongo75133/
Engango75109/
Ongagou7510/
Ogaango756/
Ong'aga754/
Ohgango751/
Oygango751/
Ang'anga7176/
Ogago7163/
Unggango7127/
Gongongo715/
Ongoongo714/
Ong'onga713/
Houngago711/
Honganga711/
Ongon'go711/
Hongongo711/
Ongaga673,667/
Oganga672,730/
Agango67272/
Ongogo67113/
Ongoungou6711/
Gogago672/
Hogago672/
On'gon'go671/
Ogagoa671/
Anneng'ang'a671/
Ang'asing'as671/
Hougangou671/
Gongongou671/

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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'ang'o
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