Ongaye Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Ongaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
Ongaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongaye occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongaye is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ongaye reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Busia County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ongaye
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