Onganyi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Onganyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onganyi (19) may also be a first name.
Onganyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onganyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onganyi is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onganyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onganyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Onganyi is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 60 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 27 percent are found and Migori County, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 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
- 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 Onganyi
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