Ongesa Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5911:78,1397,261
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ongesa (31) may also be a first name.

Ongesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ongesa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongesa? popularity and diffusion

Ongesa is the 520,629th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. Ongesa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongesa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 31 people.

The last name Ongesa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 78,139. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 38 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 13 percent live and Migori County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Ongesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ongesa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ongesa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ong'esa92180/
Hongesa921/
On'gesa921/
Ongetsa921/
Ogesa91649/
Onesa91443/
Gongesha861/
Ongessah861/
Ongeso83636/
Ongeza83439/
Onesha83357/
Oneasa83163/
Engesa8371/
Gonesa8364/
Angesa8363/
Ongisa8357/
Ongosa8339/
Ogessa8335/
Ongasa8335/
Ounesa838/
Oneesa836/
Onesah835/
Onessa833/
Onesia832/
Ogesha831/
Honesa831/
Oniesa831/
Onnesa831/
Onesai831/
Ongecha77308/
Onyesha77246/
Engesha77132/
Anggesa7778/
Angessa7753/
Angesia7743/
Ounessa7720/
Onnesha7713/
Oguesha7711/
Angesah778/
Gongisa775/
Hongeza774/
Angesoa774/
Honesia774/
Ongesso773/
Hangesa773/
Gonessa772/
Angesha772/
Ongassa772/
Oniesha771/
Gonyesa771/
Gonesai771/
Hongasa771/
Hengesa771/
Ongesho771/
Ongesit771/
Ongisha771/
Ongosai771/
Engessa771/
Onyesah771/
Ongosha771/
Ong'asa771/
Ong'isa771/
Angiesa771/
Oneisha770/
Agesa732,861/
Anesa73820/
Oneza73431/
Onisa73348/
Ogisa7389/
Ogeso738/
Ogeza736/
Oneso732/
Anguessa7134/
Hanghesa7113/
Ganghesa712/
Ong'echa712/
Onguesse712/
Onieshea711/
Hengesha711/
Honyesha711/
Onengese711/
Ouneissa711/
Osingisa711/
Engehesa711/
Anguetsa711/
Anghesia711/
Ounnessa711/
Anesha677,443/
Angasa672,008/
Onyeso671,584/
Goneso67633/
Aneesa67548/
Ogecha67495/
Ganesa67299/
Anesah67282/
Agnesa67261/
Oineza67254/
Onisah67235/
Angeja67210/
Onisha67209/
Ongica67197/
Anesia67171/
Engasa67168/
Ungisa67144/
Angeso67135/
Onyisa67134/
Angosa67128/
Angisa67127/
Onecha67121/
Angese67103/
Ongoso6781/
Ongezo6769/
Ongoza6769/
Onieza6764/
Oneaţă6756/
Hanesa6751/
Aniesa6751/
Anetsa6747/
Anessa6740/
Onisia6737/
Onesio6731/
Agessa6729/
Agesia6727/
Angeca6724/
Onnisa6721/
Onytsa6721/
Annesa6718/
Onengeshi6717/
Onissa6712/
Agesay6710/
Anesea679/
Ogueso679/
Oguisa679/
Ansesa678/
Ogisha678/
Onceja677/
Anyesa676/
Ongeco676/
Onitsa675/
Onaisa675/
Agesha674/
Gonisa674/
Oneasă674/
Aneasa674/
Engeso673/
Aneisa673/
Ouneza673/
Ohgeso673/
Oniosa673/
Oyneso673/
Onyeza673/
Onseca673/
Honeza673/
Gogisa673/
Anesas672/
Ogieso672/
Onieso672/
Angeza672/
Anesga672/
Onecia672/
Onisai672/
Anesaa672/
Ancesa672/
Ongiso672/
Oonisa671/
Honisa671/
Engosa671/
Anesai671/
Oneiza671/
Ogaisa671/
Ogesio671/
Oneyso671/
Onyosa671/
Ogecia671/
Onceza671/
Honesseau671/
Onisoa671/
Ongaso671/
Ongezi671/
Ogisaj671/
Gañesa671/
Engisa671/
Ageesa671/
Agesai671/
Agesas671/
Hogeso671/
Asnesa671/
Ogisoa671/
Hagesa671/
Ounisa671/
Hogeshead670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ongesa
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