Ongur Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ongur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2201:177,45114,870
India161:47,941,586492,263
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Ongür (1) & Öngür (1,483) are calculated separately.

Ongur (13) may also be a first name.

Ongur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongur (Marathi: ओंगुर) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ongür or Öngür. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ongur are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Ongur is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 48 percent are found, Zombo District, where 30 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongür931/
Hongur91134/
Gongur9171/
Onggur9117/
Ongure9113/
Oungur913/
Onur8918,912/
Ogur891,162/
Öngür871,483/
Gongour832/
Hongure831/
Ong'ure831/
Ungur806,899/
Onour804,770/
Angur803,007/
Oygur801,080/
Ongor80790/
Engur80637/
Oogur80470/
Ogure80201/
Onurt8067/
Oggur8054/
Honur8045/
Gogur8031/
Gonur8029/
Onure8019/
Onhur8015/
Onnur8012/
Hogur807/
Oghur805/
Omgur803/
Ogour803/
Ounur801/
Oneur801/
Hongoure771/
Gangur732,471/
Honour732,085/
Honnur73589/
Anggur73534/
Ungure73412/
Gungur73283/
Angour73269/
Hungur73258/
Angure73187/
Ougour73145/
Gonaur7396/
Ootnur7386/
Ounour7376/
Onurhe7367/
Hangur7363/
Oongor7357/
Hongor7332/
Unggur7331/
Honure7321/
Oghure7321/
Onuire7320/
Ong'or7319/
Onggor7318/
Anguur7315/
Hoonur7313/
Gokgur7313/
Hosgur7311/
Gonnur739/
Gonour736/
Omnour736/
Enggur735/
Oyghur735/
Googur734/
Gounur733/
Ogoure733/
Angnur732/
Honaur732/
Honeur732/
Engour732/
Aungur732/
Oguure732/
Honhur732/
Hoinur731/
Hotnur731/
Honurd731/
Goonur731/
Goneur731/
Angurd731/
Angutr731/
Anngur731/
Onhour731/
Onnour731/
Onnure731/
Angurt731/
O'Nour731/
Gonhur731/
Ungour730/
Hosnur730/
Engaur730/
Anur6718,693/
Ogor677,822/
Agur671,222/
Onor67874/
Honneur67646/
Ganggur67513/
Ahungur6769/
Anghour6763/
Ounnour6748/
Hungure6742/
Gunggur6736/
Hanggur6730/
Ogurova6727/
Onurova6717/
Honggor6717/
Houghur6717/
Gogourh6714/
Housnur678/
Honnure675/
Honoure674/
Hunguur674/
Angggur673/
Ogór673/
Anghure672/
Oumnour672/
Gounour672/
Hounour672/
Ougueur671/
Haangur671/
Onuirhe671/
Honnour671/
Hogoure671/
Hengour671/
Onür671/
Ounoure671/
Angoure671/
Anggour671/
Gougour671/
Hounaur670/
Hanguhr670/

Ongur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ongur in the Marathi language
ओंगुरongura-

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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 Ongur
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