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 last name Ongunya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongunya? popularity and diffusion
Ongunya is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ongunya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ongunya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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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