Ong'esa Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ong'esa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ong'esa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1701:271,64617,921
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ong'esa (10) may also be a first name.

Ong'esa Last Name Facts

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

Ong'esa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ong'esa click here.

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

The last name Ong'esa is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ong'esa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 95 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ong'esa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongesa92625/
Ongetsa861/
Ong'isa861/
Ong'asa861/
On'gesa861/
Hongesa861/
Ogesa83649/
Ong'echa802/
Ongessah801/
Gongesha801/
Ongeso77636/
Ongeza77439/
Engesa7771/
Angesa7763/
Ongisa7757/
Ongosa7739/
Ongasa7735/
Ogessa7735/
Ogesha771/
Ang'asa71342/
Ongecha71308/
Engesha71132/
Anggesa7178/
Angessa7153/
Angesia7143/
Oguesha7111/
Angesah718/
Ong'oso715/
Gongisa715/
Hongeza714/
Angesoa714/
Hangesa713/
Ongesso713/
Ongassa712/
Angesha712/
Hengesa711/
Ongesho711/
Ongesit711/
Ongisha711/
Ongosai711/
Engessa711/
Ongosha711/
Ang'eso711/
Angiesa711/
Hongasa711/
Agesa672,861/
Ogisa6789/
Anguessa6734/
Hanghesa6713/
Ogeso678/
Ogeza676/
Ong'icha672/
Ganghesa672/
Onguesse672/
Ong'echo671/
Anghesia671/
Anguetsa671/
Engehesa671/
Osingisa671/
Onengese671/
Hengesha671/
Ong'eche671/

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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
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  • 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'esa
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