Ongera Surname
Approximately 5,377 people bear this surname
Ongera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,751 | 1:9,720 | 1,243 |
| Uganda | 525 | 1:74,361 | 8,154 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ongera (915) may also be a first name.
Ongera Demographics
Ongera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongera (Arabic: اونجيرا) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongera is the 89,255th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,355,318 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongera are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ongera is also the 268,007th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 915 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,751 people, or 1 in 9,720. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 38 percent live, Nyamira County, where 34 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Ongera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ongera last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ongera earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,194 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ongera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ongera in the Arabic language | ||
| اونجيرا | awnjyra | - |
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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 Ongera
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