Ongwech Surname

157,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ongwech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongwech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,7051:14,4322,282
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ongwech (54) may also be a first name.

Ongwech Last Name Facts

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

Ongwech occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongwech? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 157,284th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,620,477 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwech are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,705 people, or 1 in 14,432. In Uganda Ongwech is primarily concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 14 percent reside, Lamwo District, where 13 percent reside and Gulu District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Ongwech Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ong'wech9369/
Ongwetch932/
Ongweach931/
Oongwech931/
Ongwec92651/
Angwech866,017/
Ungwech8624/
Ongwach865/
Onguech862/
Engwech861/
Ongwich861/
Ongwecs861/
Ongwece861/
Ang'wech803/
Ongweths801/
Angwetch801/
Gongwich800/
Angwec776,868/
Ongwes771/
Angwach7110/
Unguech711/
Ankwech711/
Anngwec711/
Angwich711/
Angwhec711/
Angwece711/
Onguach711/
Gangwich670/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis