Ongunya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ongunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ongunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongunya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ongunya reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Ongunya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Ongunya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong'unya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ogunya | 92 | 527 | / |
| Angunya | 86 | 124 | / |
| Onaunya | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ongunia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ongonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onumnya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ongunyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Engunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oguunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onginya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gungunya | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ogunaiya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ung'unya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hungunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogunoyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogonya | 77 | 614 | / |
| Ogunyo | 77 | 404 | / |
| Agunya | 77 | 304 | / |
| Ogunia | 77 | 125 | / |
| Ogunja | 77 | 98 | / |
| Anunya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Onunha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ononya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Onunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnaiya | 75 | 98 | / |
| Ogounyayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anonnya | 71 | 541 | / |
| Onginyo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Ogunija | 71 | 15 | / |
| Angunia | 71 | 9 | / |
| Angunyo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ogonnya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Enginya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ogunnia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ongonyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Angonya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gogunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onnonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gagunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogoonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hagunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engunyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnija | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hangonya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Anggunia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Angounia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanaunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anginyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angunjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honaunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahanunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gungunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ongunya
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