Ongir Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ongir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Öngir (23) are calculated separately.
Ongir (20) may also be a first name.
Ongir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongir occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Öngir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ongir reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongir is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Ongir is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 90 percent are found and Migori County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 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 Ongir
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