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 surname Ongira is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ongira is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ongira reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 49 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 43 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Kenya Ongira exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside.
Ongira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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