Ongwala Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Ongwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 305 | 1:127,998 | 11,896 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ongwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ongwala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 862,604th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Ongwala is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 127,998. In Uganda Ongwala is most numerous in: Alebtong District, where 30 percent live, Dokolo District, where 25 percent live and Apac District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gongwala | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ogwala | 92 | 111 | / |
| Ong'walas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Angwala | 86 | 137 | / |
| Engwala | 86 | 109 | / |
| Ongwali | 86 | 63 | / |
| Ongwela | 86 | 34 | / |
| Ogwalla | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ungwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hangwala | 80 | 202 | / |
| Ong'wali | 80 | 2 | / |
| On'gwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angwalah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogwola | 77 | 1,258 | / |
| Ogbala | 77 | 668 | / |
| Agwala | 77 | 180 | / |
| Oguala | 77 | 99 | / |
| Ocwala | 77 | 84 | / |
| Okwala | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ogwalo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ogvala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Haangwala | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gangwalya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hangwaala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hangwalya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aningwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Angbala | 71 | 118 | / |
| Engwela | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ongbali | 71 | 40 | / |
| Agwalla | 71 | 30 | / |
| Agwaila | 71 | 23 | / |
| Angwalo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ongbola | 71 | 21 | / |
| Angwela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hagwala | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okwalaj | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ogwallo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Angwali | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ojgbala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ankwala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Agwuala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ougbala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ungwali | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogballa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahgwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Unkwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogualla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwaala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwalay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwalea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogbeala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongwolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agwalas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angualia | 67 | 144 | / |
| Hankwala | 67 | 23 | / |
| Angbalia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gungwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanguala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamgwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongbali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugwuala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ongwala
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