Ongubo Surname

208,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9521:23,6582,682
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ongubo (291) may also be a first name.

Ongubo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongubo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongubo? popularity and diffusion

Ongubo is the 208,113th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongubo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most common first name internationally It is held by 291 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,952 people, or 1 in 23,658. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 53 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Ongubo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Ongubo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogubo91105/
Onubo9142/
Angubo83746/
Ongobo83162/
Onuibo8321/
Onguwo836/
Onguba833/
Ongibo831/
Onuboy831/
Osnnguboh806/
Hangubo77104/
Ongouba772/
Onuijbo772/
Ongoboh771/
Ong'obo771/
Anguboh771/
Angu'bo771/
Enghubo771/
Ounoubo771/
Ogouboi771/
Onuba73770/
Oguba73531/
Onobo73492/
Agubo73331/
Ogobo73130/
Anubo7331/
Onuvo7320/
Oguvo734/
Angoubou719/
Haangubo714/
Oguboaja713/
Anguba67380/
Anguwo67277/
Ongowo67103/
Ongoba6779/
Onubah6775/
Ogouba6735/
Engibo6734/
Agubuo6730/
Angobo6729/
Ogobuo6721/
Onguwa6710/
Ogubah679/
Gounoubou676/
Onuiba674/
Enguba673/
Anuibo673/
Onujba673/
Angibo672/
Ogunpo672/
Ojguba671/
Agubos671/
Ounobo671/
Ogoboh671/
Aguboh671/
Oghuba671/
Gagubo671/
Agoubo671/
Anguvo671/
Anoubo671/
Ogubga671/
Onguva671/
Ongiba671/

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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 Ongubo
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