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 last name Ongechi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongechi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,328th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname Ongechi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ongechi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ongechi is also the 648,004th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 196 people.

The last name Ongechi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 37,033. In Kenya Ongechi is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 41 percent live, Kisii County, where 39 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Ongechi occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Ongechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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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