Ongutu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ongutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongutu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongutu? popularity and diffusion

Ongutu is the 1,453,389th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongutu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ongutu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 46 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 39 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 6 percent are found. Other than Kenya Ongutu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ongutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ongutu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogutu9134,376/
Onutu91393/
Ongoutou862/
Oguttu833,337/
Angutu8356/
Engutu8340/
Oguutu8315/
Gogutu8314/
Ogutuh8311/
Oggutu832/
Ogutuu831/
Onutau831/
Ogutut831/
O'Gutu831/
Onutou831/
Oghutu831/
Ogutuz831/
Anguthu7710/
Ogguttu772/
Oguttuh771/
Anggutu771/
Angustu771/
Angoutu771/
Goguttu771/
Gungutu771/
Ogustus770/
Agutu737,057/
Onotu732,941/
Anutu7313/
Ogotu737/
Gangoutu713/
Hanguthu711/
Atingutu711/
Houngoustou711/
Angustus711/
Angotu678,827/
Aguttu673,799/
Engitu6778/
Hanutu6744/
Aguutu6718/
Agustu6712/
Aguthu6712/
Angitu679/
Onootu677/
Aggutu674/
Ogottu672/
Hogotu672/
Gunggutau672/
Hagutu671/
Haningutu671/
Onottu671/
Agutus670/

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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 Ongutu
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