Ongesi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ongesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Ongesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongesi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongesi? popularity and diffusion

Ongesi is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongesi live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongesit921/
Angesi8321/
Onsesi831/
Ongezi831/
Ongedji771/
Angesei771/
Ongige67150/
Angese67103/
Angisi6797/
Ongiji6768/
Ongeje6741/
Angesicht6716/
Ongege6712/
Anjesi6710/
Ongigi673/
Ongije672/
Angeji671/
Onzege671/
Onzigi671/
Ancesi671/
Onjeji671/

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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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  • 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 Ongesi
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