Ongum Surname

161,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ongum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,6691:7,782992
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Ongum (102) may also be a first name.

Ongum Last Name Facts

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

Ongum is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ongum is the 161,904th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,711,141 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongum are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ongum is also the 935,178th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 102 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,669 people, or 1 in 7,782. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Ongum is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongume9187/
Hongum9175/
Osngum913/
Oongum911/
Onum892,651/
Ogum891,667/
Honghum832/
Hongoum831/
Ongnoum831/
Ongom8023,932/
Ongun808,889/
Angum801,709/
Onnum801,622/
Engum80514/
Ogume80417/
Onume80305/
Ungum80225/
Honum8062/
Gonum8032/
Ogoum8021/
Oguum8013/
Gogum809/
Onoum807/
Oggum807/
Hogum806/
Onaum804/
Oghum802/
Ognum802/
Onumh801/
Osnum800/
Goungoum777/
Gangum73214/
Ongune7394/
Hungum7383/
Anggum7339/
Angoum7338/
Hougum7337/
Angume7336/
Unggum7328/
Ougume7314/
Gungum7313/
Onnoum7312/
Hongom7312/
Gounum7312/
Oonnum738/
Hangum736/
Onggun735/
Onnaum735/
Hounum734/
Homnum734/
Ogoume734/
Gongun733/
Gonnum733/
Ongomm733/
Ongung732/
Ogusme732/
Hongun731/
Oungom731/
Hoigum731/
Hoygum731/
Gonoum731/
Ounoum731/
Ounnum731/
Aangum731/
Engoum731/
O'Numm731/
Ougoum731/
Ongoun731/
Onghom731/
Engaum731/
Onghun731/
Honoum730/
Hengum730/
Anum6716,572/
Agum673,589/
Ogom67972/
Onom67318/
Gangoum6745/
Honghom6739/
Gongoun6726/
Hangume6714/
Honngom679/
Angutim676/
Hounoum676/
Honggun675/
Hanggum675/
Ongoung674/
Gougoum673/
Onggung673/
Hougoum673/
Ogumowa672/
Anggaum671/
Enggaum671/
Houghum671/
Gounoum671/
Oonnoum671/

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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 Ongum
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