Ongani Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ongani Surname Definition:

Ongani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: receive (The blessing).

Ongani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo691:72,3066,384
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
France121:5,535,227269,324
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ongani (853) may also be a first name.

Ongani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ongani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: receive (The blessing).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ongani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ongani is most common in The Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ongani is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Ongani occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ongani reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,019th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 853 people.

The surname Ongani is most widely held in The Congo, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 72,306. In The Congo Ongani is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account The Congo Ongani occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 18 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongangi92375/
Onghani9230/
Onganyi9216/
Hongani9211/
Onganiy926/
Oungani921/
Oyngani921/
Ong'angi86220/
Ong'anyi8664/
Honganni8612/
Honggani867/
Otnganoi861/
Goungani861/
Angani832,026/
Ongany83624/
Ongana83113/
Ongane8326/
Ongoni8317/
Onganj831/
Hounganni801/
Angangi771,021/
Gongane77632/
Anggani77442/
Onganyo77178/
Ong'any77158/
Onganer77144/
Hongana7779/
Anganis7755/
Ongongi7747/
Anghani7739/
Angaani7738/
Hangani7734/
Ongagne7719/
Anganai7717/
Ongomni7714/
Onggany7713/
Ang'ani7711/
Ong'ana7711/
Anganyi778/
Ongonoi777/
Anganiy774/
Ongaine774/
Angaini773/
Ongogni773/
Ongonio773/
Ongonyi773/
Anga'ni773/
Hongoni772/
Ongouni772/
Honganh771/
Anganie771/
Anngani771/
Onggana771/
Ongonai771/
Oungana771/
Anganei771/
Anganoi771/
Anggaini71585/
Honggana7147/
Ong'anyo7134/
Onnganet7122/
Ganganni7113/
Anganois7112/
Hanggani7111/
Honghanh7110/
Ganganiy7110/
Anggaani719/
Ahangani719/
Hanganyi716/
Ganggani716/
Ganganii713/
Hanganiy713/
Ganganoi712/
Gongonio712/
Huonganh711/
Gaangani711/
Ganngani711/
Gangayni711/
Gonngane711/
Gonghane711/
Anngangi711/
Haangani711/
Hongomni711/
Goungane711/
Gonganne711/
Gongaine711/
Ganganai711/
On'ganyo711/
Ong'ongi711/
Ong'onyi711/
Ang'anyi711/
Hongonis710/
Angana672,813/
Ongona671,059/
Angane67994/
Ongone67577/
Angany6762/
Ongony6761/
Angganois678/
Hanggaini677/
Honngomni677/
Anggainie675/
Ossingane674/
Anganh674/
Angghaini672/
Anganj671/

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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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