Onguene Surname

42,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Onguene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onguene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9,3341:2,225237
Equatorial Guinea2,5491:44697
Gabon4041:4,676852
France351:1,897,792163,564
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Onguene (492) may also be a first name.

Onguene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onguene occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Onguene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onguene? popularity and diffusion

Onguene is the 42,261st most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 590,276 people. The last name Onguene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onguene reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 383,044th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 492 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9,334 people, or 1 in 2,225. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 81 percent are found, South Region, where 9 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Equatorial Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Gabon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguenet9323/
Onguegne9319/
Ongouene932/
Ounguene931/
Ongene92113/
Ongenge86367/
Anguene8649/
Oungene862/
Ongwene862/
Ongenee861/
Ongenea861/
Hanguene806/
Ong'enge804/
Honngene801/
Onguenyi801/
Gongenge801/
Ongena771,373/
Angene77199/
Ongeny77129/
Onghen7726/
Ongine7726/
Omgene770/
Ochengene7525/
Atenguene753/
Houngbene752/
Onguessen751/
Ongweni71262/
Angenge71226/
Ongwena71197/
Ongenyi71165/
Ong'eni71128/
Ongenyo71105/
Anghene71100/
Ongweny7173/
Ongheen7136/
Anguine7122/
Angueni7121/
Angeney7110/
Onginer718/
Ongaine714/
Gangene714/
Angenes713/
Angeneh712/
Ongbeni712/
Aangene712/
Eungene712/
Hongine711/
Angenje711/
Angwene711/
Angueny711/
Onguini711/
Ongheng711/
Ongengi711/
Hangene711/
Angenet711/
Hongeni711/
Ongwenyi671,777/
Atengene67103/
Aningene6791/
Ong'weni6761/
Angenedt6714/
Angueing6713/
Hanguine6711/
Hangueni678/
Ong'wena674/
Ankouene671/
Gongaine671/
Onghweni671/
Onghwena671/
Ong'enyi671/
Anghenie671/
Angienge671/
Anengene671/
Angenett670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onguene
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