Ongwacho Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongwacho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongwacho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3371:137,03211,196

Ongwacho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongwacho is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongwacho? popularity and diffusion

Ongwacho is the 823,466th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwacho are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 137,032. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 68 percent live, Nyamira County, where 29 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live.

Ongwacho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ongwacho last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongwacha881/
Angwecho756/
Ankwacho751/
Angwajo671/
Hongbotcho671/
Angwecha6312/
Onkwocha634/
Angbazo5366/
Ongboja5325/
Onguojo532/
Angwaza531/
Angbaso531/
Angwoso531/
Angwasa531/
Anguasha50199/
Anguazha502/
Oungboso501/
Angweaja501/
Anguacia501/
Ongbosso501/

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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 Ongwacho
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