Ongal Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Ongal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ongal (50) may also be a first name.
Ongal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongal (Marathi: ओंगळ, Russian: Онгал) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongal is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Ongal reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongal is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda Ongal is primarily concentrated in: Alebtong District, where 87 percent live, Amuria District, where 4 percent live and Amolatar District, where 2 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ongal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ongal in the Marathi language | ||
| ओंगळ | ongala | 66.67 |
| गल | gala | 33.33 |
| Ongal in the Russian language | ||
| Онгал | ongal | - |
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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 Ongal
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