Ongei Surname
Approximately 1,569 people bear this surname
Ongei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,413 | 1:27,629 | 3,831 |
| Kenya | 129 | 1:357,984 | 20,934 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Ongei (29) may also be a first name.
Ongei Demographics
Ongei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongei is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongei is the 252,273rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,644,707 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongei are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongei is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 27,629. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 41 percent reside, Zombo District, where 20 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 12 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Ongei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ongei surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ongei
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