Ongeyi Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Ongeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
Ongeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongeyi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongeyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongeyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 228,300. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 25 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 24 percent reside and Hoima District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, 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 Ongeyi
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