Ongira Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Ongira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Ongira (19) may also be a first name.
Ongira Demographics
Ongira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongira is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongira? popularity and diffusion
Ongira is the 1,159,732nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongira are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongira is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 49 percent live, Vihiga County, where 43 percent live and Kisumu County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live.
Ongira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ongira
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