Ontuga Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ontuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ontuga 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
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Ontuga (84) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ontuga Demographics

Ontuga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ontuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ontuga is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontuga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ontuga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 84 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 91 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside and Baringo County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Ontuga occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Ontuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Ontunga923/
Osintuga865/
Ontiga8313/
Antouga7745/
Ontungo774/
Antunga772/
Antuiga771/
Antugay771/
Antugas771/
Antounga714/
Hantunga711/
Antugaud711/
Antiga673,698/
Ontoge67128/
Entiga6720/
Antugi677/
Antoga673/
Ontigo672/
Entugo671/
Ontoungou671/
Ountougou671/
Antugo671/
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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 Ontuga
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