Ongegu Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Ongegu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ongegu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongegu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Ongegu is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongegu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Ongegu is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Ongegu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogegu91240/
Onegu9128/
Onyegu83263/
Onekgu833/
Oguegu832/
Ongogu832/
Oneagu831/
Oneggu831/
Ongagou7710/
Angengu774/
Onneghu773/
Onyoegu773/
Anegu73183/
Onigu732/
Agegu731/
Hoinegou711/
Aniegu6772/
Ogigau6732/
Anyegu6731/
Honnegaud6710/
Anegou679/
Agiegu674/
Aguegu671/
Angagu671/
Gonigu671/
Oniogu671/
Onyigu671/
Angygu671/
Onyogu671/

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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 Ongegu
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