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 last name Ong'esa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Ong'esa is the 1,272,314th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ong'esa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 95 percent live, Nakuru County, where 2 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ong'esa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ong'esa 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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  • 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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