Ongwili Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongwili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongwili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ongwili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ongwili is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongwili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ongwili is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ongwili live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogwili924/
Hongwilai88415/
Ungwili8621/
Onguili8613/
Angwili863/
Hungwili804/
Angwilli802/
Okwili77207/
Ogbili7750/
Ogweli7728/
Agwili771/
Ogwila771/
Hongvilai7524/
Haungwilai7159/
Ongwela7134/
Ogwueli7133/
Anguili7126/
Ongbile7125/
Ogbilih7120/
Ogwuile7116/
Okwilai7110/
Angbili714/
Ogbuili713/
Oguiliy713/
Hogbili711/
Ankwili711/
Oghwile711/
Okwuili711/
Angweli711/
Aghwili711/
Ongvilla675/
Ounkwuli672/
Hankwili671/
On'gwela671/
Angweile671/
Hanguili671/
Ogwilays671/
Oungbile671/
Ogboilei671/

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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 Ongwili
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