Onginjo Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Onginjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onginjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3841:120,26010,066
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Seychelles11:92,3931,532

Onginjo (57) may also be a first name.

Onginjo Last Name Facts

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

Onginjo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onginjo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onginjo is the 739,868th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onginjo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onginjo is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 120,260. In Kenya Onginjo is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 43 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Onginjo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Onginjo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ong'injo93227/
Onginjio931/
Ongi'njo931/
Onginyo8646/
Onjinjo862/
Ong'njo861/
Oginio773/
Onigno772/
Oginja771/
Onsinyo71965/
Ongenyo71105/
Anginyo7155/
Ogoinja7136/
Anginho7118/
Onionio718/
Ongenso714/
Anainjo711/
Onginya711/
Anginio711/
Onsinzo711/
Ongunyo711/
Againjo711/
Oniño672/
Anguinio671/
Anoinjoh671/
Angunijo671/
Onguigna671/
Ongendja671/

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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 Onginjo
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