Ongweso Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongweso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ongweso Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Ongweso (56) may also be a first name.

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Ongweso Demographics

Ongweso Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ongweso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongweso Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ongweso is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongweso? popularity and diffusion

Ongweso is the 1,198,640th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Ongweso is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ongweso are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya Ongweso is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 46 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 44 percent are found and Busia County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ongweso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongwesa86106/
Angweso861/
Ongbesso809/
Ongwico71135/
Angweco7127/
Ongwisa711/
Angwezo711/
Angwoso711/
Angwecho676/
Hongwisa676/
Onguisso671/
Anguesso671/
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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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