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 surname Ongegu is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ongegu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongegu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongegu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most prevalent 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 are found, Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Ongegu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ongegu last name is principally 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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