Ong'wen Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Ong'wen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 172 | 1:268,488 | 17,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ong'wen Demographics
Ong'wen Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ong'wen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ong'wen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ong'wen is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ong'wen.
How Common Is The Last Name Ong'wen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ong'wen is the 1,305,105th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ong'wen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 268,488. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 55 percent reside, Siaya County, where 37 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Ong'wen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ong'wen last name is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongwen | 92 | 2,284 | / |
| Ang'wen | 86 | 145 | / |
| Hongwen | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ongweng | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ongwene | 86 | 2 | / |
| On'gwen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwuen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hongweng | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hongwoen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angwen | 77 | 1,642 | / |
| Engwen | 77 | 49 | / |
| Onguen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hongwn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongwem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onkwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uongwn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angweng | 71 | 17 | / |
| Onnguen | 71 | 13 | / |
| Angw'en | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hungwen | 71 | 2 | / |
| An'gwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homgwen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwenc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounguen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Angwn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Homnguen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aungweng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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'wen
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