Ongwere Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ongwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Ongwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongwere is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongwere? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Ongwere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwere reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Ongwere is most common in: Pallisa District, where 29 percent live, Bukedea District, where 14 percent live and Kibuku District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gongwere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gongwer | 86 | 381 | / |
| Angwere | 86 | 75 | / |
| Ongware | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ongweri | 86 | 11 | / |
| Onkwere | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ongwera | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ongwire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gangwere | 80 | 63 | / |
| Hungwere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ounguere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angweret | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hangwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hongvere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angwer | 77 | 31 | / |
| Angwre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onkwre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oynekwere | 75 | 6 | / |
| Asengwere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onkware | 71 | 1,443 | / |
| Angweri | 71 | 136 | / |
| Hangweirer | 71 | 90 | / |
| Honguer | 71 | 70 | / |
| Hangweyrer | 71 | 65 | / |
| Ongwari | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ankwere | 71 | 5 | / |
| Asingweire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Anguere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Angwire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oynenkwere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Angbere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Engvere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Angwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ounguer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enkwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onynnkwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonqwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwerd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Anguerre | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hungwire | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hunguere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gangweer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onkwareh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onghwari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangwehr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gangwear | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ongwere
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