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
The surname Onganyi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onganyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onganyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onganyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
The surname Onganyi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Onganyi is mostly 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. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs 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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