Ongechi Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2471:37,0333,965
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ongechi (196) may also be a first name.

Ongechi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongechi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ongechi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongechi? popularity and diffusion

Ongechi is the 299,328th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ongechi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 648,004th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 196 people.

Ongechi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 37,033. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 41 percent reside, Kisii County, where 39 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Kenya Ongechi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Ongechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ongechi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguechi931/
Ogechi925,292/
Onechi926/
Ongachi863,362/
Onyechi861,517/
Ongecha86308/
Ongeche8660/
Oghechi8610/
Oneychi862/
Ogechie861/
Oguechi861/
Onechie861/
Oneci83213/
Onyechie80108/
Onyeychi804/
Ojnetchi802/
Onyiechi802/
Ong'echa802/
Ong'eche801/
Onyechei801/
Onneuchi801/
Oneachie801/
Oynechie801/
Onyechai801/
Ong'achi801/
Uonsechi801/
Ogecha77495/
Onecha77121/
Onichi77104/
Ogeche7795/
Anechi7758/
Oneche7744/
Ogichi7729/
Agechi774/
Onigeh773/
Angeci772/
Ogechy772/
Onechy772/
Onegeh771/
Ongezi771/
Onngachai75194/
Anguetchi7519/
Onengeshi7517/
Ounechith755/
Onseechai752/
Onyeche715,375/
Ongoche71860/
Angachi71381/
Angeshi71242/
Onyecha7141/
Ogueche7135/
Aniechi7132/
Ganechi7131/
Onyichi7128/
Onjecki7127/
Hanechi7127/
Anechei7127/
Ongicha7123/
Ongecer7120/
Angecha7117/
Ansechi7116/
Onitchi7115/
Gonichi7114/
Onghise719/
Ouneche718/
Honichi715/
Onyechy714/
Ogheche714/
Honeczi713/
Anechie712/
Aguechi712/
Oneches712/
Ongache711/
Onuichi711/
Onichis711/
Ongekie711/
Ongesit711/
Goneche711/
Aghechi711/
Angichi711/
Asnechi711/
Onichie711/
Onechoy711/
Oneycha711/
Ongieji711/
Oncheki711/
Aneichi711/
Ougecha711/
Onechay711/
Onegi671,275/
Oneca67344/
Onsichai67208/
Ogeji67193/
Onici67174/
Onege67153/
Aneci67145/
Hangachi6792/
Onigi6758/
Gouneche6758/
Aguetchi6731/
Hannechi6730/
Onchaisi6728/
Gonsecki6725/
Onige6720/
Oneji6717/
Goyneche6716/
Onezi679/
Onece679/
Onyge674/
Onehoiji674/
Onyechee673/
Onyieche673/
Onnyeche672/
Angecher672/
Ong'icha672/
Oughichi671/
Enghichi671/
Onyecheh671/
Onyichie671/
Ongochay671/
Gonechea671/
Angekich671/
Anechieh671/
Ogegi671/
Ohneache671/
Onchoike671/
Aniechie671/
Anseschi671/
Honecher670/

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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 Ongechi
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