Ongero Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2831:163,18012,702
Uganda561:697,13035,026
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ongero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongero occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongero? popularity and diffusion

Ongero is the 809,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ongero are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 163,180. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 51 percent live, Narok County, where 28 percent live and Kakamega County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ongero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ongero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ongero last name fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ongero Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onghero92209/
Ong'ero921/
Onge'ro921/
Gongero920/
Ogero915,368/
Onero9123/
Honguero8630/
Osengero861/
Ongaro836,871/
Ongoro835,433/
Ongera835,377/
Oggero833,136/
Angero831,049/
Ongiro83713/
Oguero83554/
Onyero83392/
Honero83268/
Gonero83164/
Oneroa8354/
Onzero8343/
Ogeros8313/
Onetro8312/
Engero838/
Onjero837/
Ogiero837/
Ogeroh836/
Oncero835/
Oneros832/
Oghero832/
Oneiro832/
Oneroy832/
Oniero831/
Onearo831/
Ongiera775,034/
Ong'era773,246/
Hangero77403/
Ong'aro77302/
Hongera77218/
Hongoro77174/
Ougnero77132/
Goncero77110/
Gongera77105/
Ong'iro77105/
Angnero7780/
Angiero7755/
Angerot7755/
Hongaro7729/
Ongeira7724/
Hengero7722/
Unghero7717/
Anguero7710/
Goghero7710/
Gonsero776/
Ongoroi776/
Onge'ra776/
Gonzero775/
Ong'oro775/
Angeros774/
Onghoro774/
On'gera774/
Oguerou773/
Ongeera773/
Onyiero773/
Onyeruo772/
Engerro772/
Ongaroi772/
Onggera772/
Onchero772/
Honerod771/
Angoero771/
Gongiro771/
Onghiro771/
Goniero771/
Honetro771/
Onzeero771/
Ongaroh771/
Ongerra771/
Gougero771/
Gonyero771/
Gangero771/
Onyerou771/
On'garo771/
Onga'ro771/
Omgeroh771/
Onceiro771/
Ogueiro771/
Agero732,424/
Anero731,343/
Ogera731,237/
Onera73433/
Oniro73284/
Ogiro73276/
Onyro731/
Oñero731/
Otingiro71159/
Angeroth7156/
Oinheiro7112/
Gongerah719/
Ong'aroi719/
Ungerott718/
Aningero717/
Hangeiro716/
Gangeroo715/
Angerous715/
Gangeiro713/
Gounerou713/
Angueiro711/
Honnetro711/
Oneayoro711/
Ongerach711/
Ongeyira711/
Ongieraa711/
Ongierra711/
Oguehero711/
Ocengera711/
Ong'irot711/
Hunghero711/
Honieiro711/
Aguero67174,362/
Agnero675,303/
Gonera673,527/
Ancero673,521/
Ongora672,870/
Angiro672,078/
Onyera671,219/
Angoro67639/
Ongara67558/
Aniero67492/
Angera67487/
Onyiro67440/
Anyero67331/
Aneiro67315/
Ongira67206/
Gagero67185/
Anjero67152/
Oguera67151/
Angaro67124/
Anerot67120/
Engoro67115/
Honera67114/
Augero67105/
Ansero6786/
Onairo6775/
Oggera6764/
Ogerau6754/
Oghiro6743/
Ageros6741/
Hogera6736/
Aggero6735/
Ganero6732/
Engaro6729/
Onyoro6725/
Ungera6721/
Gogera6718/
Oguiro6717/
Engiro6717/
Agetro6713/
Oniera6713/
Agûero6711/
Onziro6711/
Oneara6710/
Ogiera6710/
Ogeera679/
Onjiro678/
Aneroh677/
Engera677/
Aneroy675/
Aneros675/
Onsiro675/
Aneyro674/
Agergo674/
Anzero674/
Anerou674/
Ogiroi673/
Osniro673/
Onjera673/
Oneura673/
Oghera673/
Onerga673/
Onhera672/
Anetro672/
Ângera672/
Ageero672/
Aanero671/
Ageroy671/
Aneroa671/
Asgero671/
Ougera671/
Annero671/
Ageroh671/
Aneruo671/
Onoiro671/
Ageruo671/
Ôngaro671/
Oneera671/
Oneira671/
Otinghiro671/
Hanero671/
Hagero671/
Agerot671/
Ogairo671/
Omnera671/
Akgero671/
Agiero671/
Oting'iro671/
Ouguerouh671/
Eugero671/
Asnero670/
Honiro670/

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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 Ongero
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