Ongei Surname

252,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ongei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4131:27,6293,831
Kenya1291:357,98420,934
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ongei (29) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oungei9129/
Hongei9128/
Ongeii911/
Onge891,970/
Ogei89483/
Otengei83173/
Osingei8339/
Onengei8317/
Hongnei831/
Ongeeyi831/
Angei802,062/
Onehi801,421/
Honge80790/
Ongge80426/
Ongee80394/
Ongie80373/
Ongey80327/
Ungei8096/
Onhei8075/
Oonge8053/
Engei8048/
Ogehi8018/
Ongea8015/
Oinge8012/
Hogei8010/
Gogei806/
Onyei806/
Ongne803/
Ogeid803/
Ogeij803/
Oniei803/
Oneai802/
Ongiy802/
Ounge801/
Ongji801/
Ogeie801/
Osgei801/
Ongyi801/
Onjei801/
Onnge801/
Ogeai801/
Ogeiy801/
Oynge801/
Ogiei800/
Hongeaid774/
Gangei73311/
Ongjui73203/
Hongie73171/
Gonehi7392/
Angehi7385/
Ongnoi7382/
Oguehi7365/
Onihei7346/
Hongne7345/
Hongji7339/
Hongyi7338/
Ongiyo7337/
Ongeyo7332/
Gongje7330/
Onyehi7323/
Oniehi7320/
Angyei7320/
Gongee7318/
Hongee7318/
Hounge7317/
Angoei7315/
Oungne7315/
Ongahi7312/
Anggei7312/
Angeid739/
Hongge739/
Enggei737/
Oungge735/
Angnei735/
Hangei734/
Oneije734/
Onyeie734/
Onyeii734/
Angeio734/
Gongji734/
Ongyio734/
Honnge734/
Onguie733/
Gonyei732/
Ogeihe732/
Ogeiji732/
Onyeij732/
Ongjie731/
Ongyet731/
Hengei731/
Hougei731/
Hongeh731/
Honyei731/
Hognei731/
Gungei731/
Angeoi731/
Ogeyie731/
Onyeai731/
Oneehi731/
Oinehi731/
Honehi731/
Hongey731/
Ongyit731/
Oneayi731/
Ongeer731/
Ongieh731/
Ongiey731/
Ongnet731/
Onguye731/
Ougehi731/
Ouhnge731/
Ungyei731/
Gougei731/
Angeih731/
Ogiehi731/
Ogeaih731/
Hungei730/
Hounguehi7115/
Ange6721,669/
Onye679,172/
Onyeije671,391/
Atengei67818/
Onie67529/
Hongnoi67497/
Onje67480/
Ogee67244/
Ogne67244/
Ouguehi67239/
Onji67179/
Agei67107/
Hoingne6773/
Honngee6763/
Hongjie6735/
Asingei6735/
Hongjed6735/
Hongieh6721/
Ogji6720/
Onyeiji6716/
Onyejie6716/
Onhe6716/
Oungnet6716/
Gonehai6712/
Hongjai6712/
Hongyai6712/
Anghaei677/
Gongjai677/
Houngne676/
Hongnee676/
Ogée675/
Oungnoi675/
Onhi674/
Onengye674/
Onieije673/
Hongoai673/
Onyiggi673/
Ogij673/
Ong'iyo673/
Hongjui673/
Hogeije671/
Onyehie671/
Unengei671/
Ogeyoyi671/
Onyeijh671/
Hangeyi671/
Houngeh671/
Hongjit671/
Ongejje671/
Ongeowa671/
Ongness671/
Gounehi671/
Ogieihe671/
Onyeyie671/
Ongieyo671/
Onghaïe671/
Onguier671/
Onguiet671/
Gonggee671/
Hongioi671/
Hongjea671/
Hongjet671/
Hongnai671/

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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
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  • 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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