Ongwela Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ongwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ongwela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ongwela occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongwela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ongwela is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ongwela live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ongwela is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Ongwela is most common in: Michigan, where 48 percent are found, Maryland, where 28 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Ongwela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ongwela surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Ongwela earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning $29,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
On'gwela931/
Ogwela92199/
Onguela86525/
Ongwala86315/
Engwela8641/
Angwela8621/
Ongbela861/
Angwella8062/
Oinguela8042/
Ongwilat801/
Ongbelia801/
Angwelah801/
Ounguela801/
Okwela7718/
Ogbela7713/
Agwela778/
Ogwelo774/
Oguela773/
Ogwila771/
Hongwilai75415/
Hongwilat7510/
Ongwilast751/
Anguela71411/
Onguele71404/
Angwala71137/
Engwala71109/
Angbela7168/
Angwele7127/
Onguila7122/
Ongbele7121/
Hogbela715/
Oguelia714/
Ongwili713/
Ogbeala711/
Agweila711/
Ongwolo711/
Angweli711/
Onkwelo711/
Okwuela711/
Ungwele711/
Hangwala67202/
Hangwele67156/
Ongvilla675/
Ongouele672/
Angweile671/
Angwalah671/
Honguila671/
Honguele671/
Ogwilays671/

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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 Ongwela
  • 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