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 more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 89,255th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,355,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongera live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 268,007th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 915 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4,751 people, or 1 in 9,720. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 38 percent live, Nyamira County, where 34 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs 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 bearing the last name is predominantly 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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