Ongey Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Ongey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 273 | 1:143,001 | 12,845 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ongey (70) may also be a first name.
Ongey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongey occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ongey.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongey is the 841,044th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. Ongey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongey live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 70 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 143,001. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 31 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent reside and Zombo District, where 23 percent reside. Beside Uganda Ongey occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Ongey
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