Ongau Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Ongau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 257 | 1:179,688 | 13,510 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Ongau (161) may also be a first name.
Ongau Demographics
Ongau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongau occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongau? popularity and diffusion
Ongau is the 950,707th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ongau live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 161 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 179,688. In Kenya Ongau is most common in: Kisii County, where 46 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 28 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 24 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ongau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ongau
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