Ongem Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ongem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ongem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongem is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ongem occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ongem are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ongem is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 82 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 9 percent reside and Tororo District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Ongem
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