Ongwae Surname
Approximately 2,986 people bear this surname
Ongwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,962 | 1:15,591 | 1,869 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Ongwae (601) may also be a first name.
Ongwae Demographics
Average Ongwae Salary in
United States
$16,991 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ongwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongwae occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwae? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 148,140th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,440,571 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ongwae are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ongwae is also the 340,957th most numerous first name in the world, held by 601 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,962 people, or 1 in 15,591. In Kenya Ongwae is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 39 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Ongwae occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Ongwae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ongwae surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ongwae earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning $16,991 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ongwae
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