Ongwena Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Ongwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
Ongwena (14) may also be a first name.
Ongwena Demographics
Ongwena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongwena occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ongwena.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongwena is the 1,198,640th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwena are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 14 people.
Ongwena is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 80 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 7 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 49 percent are found.
Ongwena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ongwena last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong'wena | 93 | 4 | / |
| Onghwena | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hongweena | 88 | 2 | / |
| Angwena | 86 | 642 | / |
| Ongweni | 86 | 262 | / |
| Ongweny | 86 | 73 | / |
| Ongwana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ongweno | 86 | 7 | / |
| Engwena | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ongwene | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ongwenyi | 80 | 1,777 | / |
| Hongwana | 80 | 118 | / |
| Ong'weni | 80 | 61 | / |
| Anghwena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onghweni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honguena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gangwenga | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hongwanna | 75 | 8 | / |
| Haangwena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ongwwenyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onguene | 71 | 12,346 | / |
| Angweno | 71 | 318 | / |
| Angwana | 71 | 103 | / |
| Angweni | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ongueno | 71 | 19 | / |
| Angbena | 71 | 18 | / |
| Anguena | 71 | 17 | / |
| Onguina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ongbeni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Angweny | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ongwono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ungwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onkwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwenyi | 67 | 6,175 | / |
| Angwenyo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Honcwana | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ungwenyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Honqwana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hangwana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ongouene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonqweni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounguene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angwanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungwener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anggweno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onguenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongw'ano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ong'wano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angueina | 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 Ongwena
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