Ong'ong'a Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ong'ong'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ong'ong'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3721:124,14010,325
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ong'ong'a (96) may also be a first name.

Ong'ong'a Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ong'ong'a is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 761,666th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ong'ong'a live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya Ong'ong'a is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 53 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Vihiga County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya Ong'ong'a exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Ong'ong'a Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongong'a94632/
Ong'onga943/
Ong'ong'o8969/
Ong'ong'i8912/
Ang'ong'a895/
Ong'ong'e895/
Eng'ong'a891/
Ongonga881,209/
Ogong'a881/
Gong'ong'o844/
Ongon'ga8218/
Ongounga828/
Ong'ongo828/
Ong'onge827/
Angong'a823/
Ongang'a822/
Ong'ongi821/
Gongonga821/
Ongoga8025/
Gonggonga7851/
Eng'ong'o782/
Ango'ng'a781/
Onganga75922/
Ongonge75236/
Ongongo75133/
Ongongi7547/
Gongoga751/
Agong'a751/
Goungounga741,152/
Ogoga71272/
Angounga71105/
Gongongo715/
Ongoongo714/
Ungounga714/
Honganga711/
Ango'nga711/
Ongon'go711/
Ongo'ngo711/
Hongongo711/
Ongaga673,667/
Angoga67249/
Ongogo67113/
Oigoga6750/
Goungouga6725/
Ongoungou6711/
Oghoga677/
Ogooga673/
Gogoga673/
On'gon'go671/
Ogogoa671/
Ogogau671/
Ogogah671/
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
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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'ong'a
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