Ongwech Surname
Approximately 2,781 people bear this surname
Ongwech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,705 | 1:14,432 | 2,282 |
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ongwech (54) may also be a first name.
Ongwech Demographics
Ongwech Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongwech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongwech is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ongwech click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwech? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 157,284th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,620,477 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwech live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongwech is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 54 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,705 people, or 1 in 14,432. In Uganda Ongwech is mostly concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 14 percent live, Lamwo District, where 13 percent live and Gulu District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Ongwech Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong'wech | 93 | 69 | / |
| Ongwetch | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ongweach | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oongwech | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ongwec | 92 | 651 | / |
| Angwech | 86 | 6,017 | / |
| Ungwech | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ongwach | 86 | 5 | / |
| Onguech | 86 | 2 | / |
| Engwech | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwich | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwecs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwece | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ang'wech | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ongweths | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angwetch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gongwich | 80 | 0 | / |
| Angwec | 77 | 6,868 | / |
| Ongwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwach | 71 | 10 | / |
| Unguech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankwech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anngwec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwhec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwece | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onguach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gangwich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ongwech
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis