Ongeni Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ongeni (15) may also be a first name.

Ongeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ongeni is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ongeni is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Ongeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongeni are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 94 percent are found, Kisii County, where 4 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Ongeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hongeni921/
Angeni83157/
Ongeny83129/
Ongene83113/
Ongini8390/
Onjeni835/
Onseni833/
Otengenyi801/
Anggeni77402/
Angeniy7735/
Oncenis7715/
Oungene772/
Onginyi772/
Angenis771/
Ongenea771/
Ondjeni771/
Onsenis771/
Onzengi771/
Aungeni771/
Ongenee771/
Angenai771/
Angenois719/
Hangenyi717/
Oncheniz713/
Angenhai711/
Honngene711/
Osinseni711/
Angene67199/
Angini67199/
Angeny67195/
Oncena6745/
Oncini6742/
Ongine6726/
Ochengene6725/
Anjeni6713/
Onzena675/
Onzini673/
Omseni672/
Anseni671/
Onzene671/
Onsena671/
Onjene671/
D'Angenis671/
Omgene670/

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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 Ongeni
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