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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwonga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onwonga is the 215,090th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,813,472 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwonga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 412,918th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 432 people.

The last name Onwonga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,890 people, or 1 in 24,434. In Kenya Onwonga is most common in: Kisii County, where 59 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Onwonga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Onwonga 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
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