Ongea Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ongea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ongea (19) may also be a first name.
Ongea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongea occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ongea is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Ongea is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Ongea are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongea is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Oyam District, where 63 percent live, Lira District, where 13 percent live and Yumbe District, where 13 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 7 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 Ongea
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