Onwong'a Surname
Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname
Onwong'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,408 | 1:32,798 | 3,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onwong'a (459) may also be a first name.
Onwong'a Demographics
Onwong'a Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onwong'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwong'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onwong'a is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwong'a? popularity and diffusion
Onwong'a is the 275,138th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,164,809 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwong'a live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 398,330th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 459 people.
The surname Onwong'a is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,408 people, or 1 in 32,798. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 61 percent live, Nyamira County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Onwong'a Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwonga | 93 | 1,911 | / |
| Onuong'a | 88 | 206 | / |
| Omwong'a | 88 | 2 | / |
| Onwon'ga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onuonga | 80 | 605 | / |
| Onwanga | 80 | 97 | / |
| Omwonga | 80 | 6 | / |
| Onuon'ga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onuongah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onwunghai | 71 | 51 | / |
| Onwuangha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombonga | 67 | 238 | / |
| Anwanga | 67 | 55 | / |
| Omwanga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anwongo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onwangi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enwongo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Unwanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwango | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omwongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwongi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onuanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwungi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onbongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvongi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unuonga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onwong'a
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