Ongwao Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ongwao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ongwao Demographics

Ongwao Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ongwao Last Name Facts

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

Ongwao is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongwao? popularity and diffusion

Ongwao is the 2,352,516th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwao are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ongwao is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Ongwao is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 92 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Busia County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya Ongwao occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Ongwao Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angwao83535/
Engwao8310/
Hongbao774/
Angwauo771/
Angwaoa771/
Angbao6781/
Houngwoua671/
Enguao671/
Ungbao671/
Ongboua621/
Engwoua621/
Angwaiya573/
Angwoiya571/
Hangwoua571/
Angwayia571/
Hangbahou5311/
Ungboa501/
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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 Ongwao
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