Ongus Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2811:164,34112,761
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Öngüs (1) are calculated separately.

Ongus Last Name Facts

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

Ongus is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Öngüs. For other possible spellings of Ongus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ongus live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ongus is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 164,341. In Kenya Ongus is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 29 percent live and Kisumu County, where 24 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Ongus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongush9125/
Onggus919/
Onguss911/
Ongu891,755/
Onus89455/
Ogus89378/
Öngüs871/
Angus8024,226/
Hongu806,576/
Ongos801,102/
Gongu80478/
Onguu80369/
Ongau80275/
Oneus80245/
Omnus80204/
Honus80172/
Gogus80162/
Oguse8088/
Gonus8073/
Onuse8049/
Oinus8043/
Oynus8038/
Engus8031/
Oguss8029/
Ongut8026/
Oigus8025/
Ongou8016/
Onusz8015/
Ogust8015/
Ogush8013/
Onguh8013/
Onguc8011/
Uongu809/
Onggu807/
Hogus805/
Oungu805/
Ogaus804/
Onous804/
Onaus801/
Okgus801/
Ungus801/
Ognus801/
Onuis801/
Ogous801/
Ongud801/
Uonus801/
Oingu801/
Onguj801/
Ohgus801/
Osnus800/
Onnus800/
Ounghous771/
Gongusch771/
Gonaus73263/
Ong'au73207/
Angous73109/
Ogushe7399/
Honggu7388/
Ounous7375/
Anguse7370/
Anggus7351/
Onhaus7345/
Onushe7339/
Gokgus7334/
Oningu7334/
Onggos7332/
Honghu7332/
Hongou7321/
Engaus7320/
Gangus7319/
Hungus7318/
Gongou7318/
Ong'ou7317/
Anghus7315/
Unggus7315/
Angust7314/
Anguís7313/
Enggus7312/
Oungou7312/
Onggou7312/
Gogush7311/
Onggut739/
Houngu739/
Aengus737/
Onutse737/
Engush737/
Gogusz736/
Gonghu734/
Anguus734/
Angush733/
Hangus733/
Gonnus732/
Ougust732/
Onengu732/
Otengu732/
Oiguse732/
Otingu732/
Gungus732/
Gonggu732/
Homnus731/
Gogous731/
Goungu731/
Gounus731/
Ungush731/
Gonguu731/
Hgongu731/
Hounus731/
Hosnus731/
Honous731/
Honusz731/
Ongutt731/
O'Ongu731/
Enghus731/
Ongosh731/
Oghuse731/
On'gau731/
Ong'ud731/
Angaus731/
Aungus730/
Anguss730/
Ohnaus730/
Hougus730/
Honeus730/
Honnus730/
Hengus730/
Hogaus730/
Gonghoush711/
Agus6738,901/
Angu676,723/
Onos672,361/
Onuş671,925/
Anus671,882/
Oguz671,474/
Honutse67357/
Ogos67261/
Onuz67227/
Goungou67146/
Ganggus6797/
Ounouss6797/
Ohnhaus6785/
Houngou6780/
Onhausz6764/
Onguche6753/
Enghuus6736/
Hongosh6736/
Honghou6734/
Enghaus6721/
Honghui6720/
Honneus6715/
Águs6715/
Omgu6712/
Gonghou677/
Gonghui675/
Ottinghaus674/
Onhouse674/
Ounnous673/
Anghous672/
Onusova671/
Honoust671/
Hangous671/
Oguhshe671/
Onusowa671/
Hongueu671/
Honguha671/
Ooghuis671/
Onoutse671/
Ohnoush671/
Ogüs671/
Angushe671/
Onusche671/
Oningou671/
Ongnuch671/
Aunggus671/
Ganguss670/
Homnghouse670/
Hoggust670/
Engusch670/
Ohnause670/

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Footnotes

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