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 in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ongwen.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ongwen is the 185,545th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,190,694 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongwen is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 60 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,965 people, or 1 in 19,867. In Uganda Ongwen is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 32 percent live, Amolatar District, where 7 percent live and Amuru District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Ongwen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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