Onguso Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onguso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onguso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3351:34,5923,744
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onguso (151) may also be a first name.

Onguso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onguso is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onguso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 286,848th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onguso reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 151 people.

The last name Onguso is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,335 people, or 1 in 34,592. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Kisii County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Onguso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongusco923/
Oguso91146/
Onuso916/
Anguso83380/
Ongoso8381/
Ongujo8312/
Goguso837/
Ogusho832/
Ongiso832/
Unguso832/
Ogusso832/
Oguzsoy77132/
Angguso7756/
Ogutsoy7725/
Ongosso7719/
Ong'oso775/
Angusso774/
Ungutso774/
Ongusia772/
Ganguso772/
Angusho772/
Angutso771/
Honusou771/
Anuso731,116/
Ogoso73286/
Oguzo73218/
Onuzo73163/
Aguso7367/
Onoso7356/
Ogusa7337/
Onusa7328/
Ogoussou7125/
Ongusaha7119/
Angguuso711/
Anggusoo711/
Ongoussa711/
Angoso67254/
Oguzuo6795/
Ongoza6769/
Gounousso6763/
Ongisa6757/
Angusa6756/
Onutsa6740/
Ongosa6739/
Ogosso6718/
Onosoh6717/
Angujo6716/
Anusoa6712/
Anguzo6711/
Agusso6710/
Onosho675/
Ojnoso674/
Engoussou674/
Onusha674/
Ogusha674/
Auguso673/
Engiso673/
Uonusa673/
Anusio672/
Ogouzo672/
Onucho672/
Onnusa672/
Gaguso672/
Agusio672/
Onusia671/
Ogucho671/
Honoso671/
Angoussou671/
Onusah671/
Ounusa671/
Anauso671/
Anusou671/
Angiso671/
Onosso671/
Onguza671/
Oungouzou671/
Hanuso671/
Ganuso671/
Agusou671/
Anguco671/
Onguja671/
Oghoso671/
Onousa671/

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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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  • 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 Onguso
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