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 is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongeyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongeyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 228,300. In Uganda Ongeyi is most numerous in: Masindi District, where 25 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 24 percent are found and Hoima District, where 17 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
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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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