Ongoru Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ongoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda601:650,65533,621
India131:59,005,029552,550
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Öngörü (43) are calculated separately.

Ongoru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongoru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ongoru is most common in Uganda. It can occur as a variant: Öngörü. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongoru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ongoru are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Ongoru is most prevalent in: Maracha District, where 48 percent reside, Arua District, where 47 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongooru923/
Hongoru921/
Ogoru91380/
Onoru91144/
Ongourou8611/
Gongorou862/
Engoru831,370/
Onguru83848/
Angoru83131/
Onooru8343/
Öngörü8343/
Gogoru8324/
Ogorau8321/
Ogoruh8314/
Ongaru837/
Oghoru836/
Ogooru835/
Ongeru833/
Ogorou832/
Gonoru831/
Ogoruu831/
Ungoru831/
Ogorru831/
Gongorgou80129/
Gungoru77231/
Gangoru7746/
Gonooru7730/
Hangoru7720/
Angooru7719/
Gogorou7714/
Onguuru776/
Onnooru775/
Goggoru772/
Ochgoru772/
Ognooru771/
Otnooru771/
Gongaru771/
Gonguru771/
Ongurup771/
Ounorou771/
Enngoru771/
Onnorup771/
Onorrus771/
Onuoruh771/
Ong'uru771/
Ounguru771/
Gongourgou7510/
Goungourou756/
Ogaru73671/
Agoru7385/
Onaru7353/
Anoru7334/
Gonnooru71192/
Honnooru7111/
Goonooru717/
Gounooru715/
Gangooru713/
Ougourou713/
Otinguru713/
Gungoreu711/
Gongarau711/
Ocengaru711/
Gongarou711/
Goggorou711/
Angourou711/
Unguru67990/
Anguru67786/
Ogharu67494/
Angeru67351/
Angaru67204/
Agorou67140/
Anorou6739/
Engeru6734/
Engaru6734/
Omguru6722/
Anooru6719/
Anorud679/
Onarui679/
Anorus678/
Agooru677/
Ungaru677/
Ounaru677/
Honaru676/
Agorau676/
Gounnooru675/
Ogaaru674/
Onarau674/
Anorau674/
Ogarau672/
Gangourou672/
Ogoroo671/
Gangorgou671/
Gougorgou671/
Aagoru671/
Anorhu671/
Agoruh671/
Onargu671/
Anoruh671/
Onnaru671/
Onarou671/
Oinaru671/
Ogauru671/
Gogaru671/
Anorut671/

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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 Ongoru
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