Ongeta Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Ongeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 750 | 1:61,573 | 6,003 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ongeta (99) may also be a first name.
Ongeta Demographics
Ongeta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongeta is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ongeta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongeta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 445,853rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongeta are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 99 people.
Ongeta is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 61,573. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 41 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 37 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Ongeta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ongeta last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ongeta
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