Ongah Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Ongah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
Ongah (131) may also be a first name.
Ongah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongah is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 966,131st most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ongah reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ongah is also the 811,108th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 131 people.
The surname Ongah is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
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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
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