Ongweso Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Ongweso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 186 | 1:248,279 | 16,968 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ongweso (56) may also be a first name.
Ongweso Demographics
Average Ongweso Salary in
United States
$44,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ongweso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongweso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ongweso is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongweso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ongweso reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ongweso is also the 1,321,957th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 56 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 44 percent live and Busia County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Ongweso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ongweso earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.
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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 Ongweso
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