Ongwen Surname
Approximately 2,284 people bear this surname
Ongwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,965 | 1:19,867 | 2,941 |
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ongwen (60) may also be a first name.
Ongwen Demographics
Ongwen Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongwen is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 185,545th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,190,694 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwen live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongwen is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 60 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,965 people, or 1 in 19,867. In Uganda Ongwen is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 32 percent are found, Amolatar District, where 7 percent are found and Amuru District, where 7 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Ongwen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong'wen | 92 | 173 | / |
| Hongwen | 92 | 37 | / |
| Ongweng | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ongwene | 92 | 2 | / |
| On'gwen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ongwuen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hongweng | 86 | 15 | / |
| Hongwoen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Angwen | 83 | 1,642 | / |
| Engwen | 83 | 49 | / |
| Onguen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Uongwn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onkwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ongwem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hongwn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ang'wen | 77 | 145 | / |
| Angweng | 77 | 17 | / |
| Onnguen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Angw'en | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hungwen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Homgwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwenc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| An'gwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angwn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hounguen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Homnguen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aungweng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwin | 67 | 1,076 | / |
| Ungwyn | 67 | 36 | / |
| Onguin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Angben | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ankwen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Engwyn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ongbin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anguen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omkwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongwim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongbn | 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 Ongwen
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