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

The surname Ong'esa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ong'esa.

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

The last name Ong'esa is the 1,272,314th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Ong'esa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ong'esa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ong'esa is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Ong'esa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Ong'esa is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 95 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ong'esa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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