Ongweya Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Ongweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 118 | 1:391,355 | 22,129 |
Ongweya Demographics
Ongweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ongweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ongweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ongweya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ongweya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ongweya is the 1,674,734th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongweya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Ongweya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 87 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 8 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside.
Ongweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ong'weya | 93 | 54 | / |
| Ongwey | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ongwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Angweya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ongweye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Engweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongkwey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gongweha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ang'weya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hongweha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oungbeya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongweach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ong'weyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onguea | 77 | 77 | / |
| Onkwey | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ongway | 77 | 41 | / |
| Angwea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Angwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ongwee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ongweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onguey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Houngbeya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hongwei | 71 | 316 | / |
| Angweye | 71 | 280 | / |
| Ongbeyo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Engwaya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hongwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Angweyo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aungwea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ongbiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Onguhea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ongwaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongwiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongueyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ounguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engweyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hangwiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hongwieh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hounguea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ongkouey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goungwoe | 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 Ongweya
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