Onwonga Surname

215,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onwonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8901:24,4342,764
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Onwonga (432) may also be a first name.

Onwonga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwonga is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwonga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,090th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,813,472 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwonga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 412,918th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 432 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 24,434. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 59 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Onwonga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Onwonga earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwong'a931,411/
Onwon'ga931/
Onuonga86605/
Onwanga8697/
Omwonga866/
Onuong'a80206/
Omwong'a802/
Onuongah801/
Onuon'ga801/
Onwunghai7551/
Onwuangha751/
Ombonga71238/
Anwanga7155/
Omwanga7116/
Anwongo719/
Enwongo716/
Onwangi716/
Onwango713/
Unwanga713/
Omwongo712/
Omwongi712/
Onuanga712/
Onwungi712/
Anwunga711/
Onvongi711/
Unuonga711/
Omwunga711/
Onbongo711/
Omwonghe679/
Onwangot674/
Onmbongo674/
Enwangha672/
Enwongho672/
Omwaunga671/
Onvoingi671/
Onwangho671/
Omwangat671/
Anbongha671/
Onwanghe671/
Ombongah671/
Ombounga671/

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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 Onwonga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis