Ongachi Surname
Approximately 3,362 people bear this surname
Ongachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,351 | 1:13,781 | 1,695 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ongachi (390) may also be a first name.
Ongachi Demographics
Ongachi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongachi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongachi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 133,988th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,167,622 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongachi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongachi is also the 438,463rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 390 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,351 people, or 1 in 13,781. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 48 percent live, Kakamega County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Ongachi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ongachi
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