Ongiri Surname
Approximately 1,649 people bear this surname
Ongiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,524 | 1:30,302 | 3,334 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ongiri (312) may also be a first name.
Ongiri Demographics
Ongiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongiri is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongiri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,121st most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,419,373 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ongiri live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ongiri is also the 497,456th most commonly held first name globally, held by 312 people.
The surname Ongiri is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,524 people, or 1 in 30,302. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 35 percent are found, Kisii County, where 27 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ongiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ongiri earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.
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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 Ongiri
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