Ongita Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Ongita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
Ongita (15) may also be a first name.
Ongita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongita (Hindi: ओंगीता, Oriya: ଓଁଗିତା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ongita.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongita? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,612,213th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ongita reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
Ongita is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 336,546. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Moyo District, where 62 percent live, Katakwi District, where 33 percent live and Arua District, where 2 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ongita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ongita in the Hindi language | ||
| ओंगीता | ongita | - |
| Ongita in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଁଗିତା | omgita | - |
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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
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- 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 Ongita
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