Ongbo Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Ongbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ongbo (12) may also be a first name.
Ongbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongbo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongbo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Ongbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ongbo live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ongbo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Ongbo is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 53 percent live, Cross River, where 27 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.
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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 Ongbo
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