Onyege Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Onyege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 164 | 1:238,044 | 17,995 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Onyege (26) may also be a first name.
Onyege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyege is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Onyege click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyege reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 26 people.
Onyege is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 238,044. In Uganda Onyege is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent live, Serere District, where 24 percent live and Ngora District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda Onyege occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyenge | 92 | 47 | / |
| Onyeger | 92 | 2 | / |
| Onyegie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Onyegey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyegye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyiege | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyeje | 83 | 1,129 | / |
| Onyeze | 83 | 721 | / |
| Onyige | 83 | 564 | / |
| Onyega | 83 | 91 | / |
| Onyegi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ongege | 83 | 12 | / |
| Anyege | 83 | 11 | / |
| Onyeche | 77 | 5,375 | / |
| Onyinge | 77 | 1,441 | / |
| Onyeije | 77 | 1,391 | / |
| Onyezie | 77 | 33 | / |
| Anyenge | 77 | 15 | / |
| Onyejei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Onyedje | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onyieze | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onyjegi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onyiese | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oenyige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyezer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onhyece | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oonyeze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyejeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyehce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyeget | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyiget | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyegoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onowege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goneage | 77 | 0 | / |
| Onyechie | 71 | 108 | / |
| Oniyegha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Onyeijeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oniyengi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Onyechee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyieche | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onnyeche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hounyega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onojeghe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeceih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyecheh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyechei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honeyger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onojegje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeji | 67 | 2,921 | / |
| Anyega | 67 | 933 | / |
| Onyije | 67 | 916 | / |
| Onyesi | 67 | 169 | / |
| Honeyager | 67 | 108 | / |
| Anaege | 67 | 101 | / |
| Oneaga | 67 | 58 | / |
| Onyezi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Onyiga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Anyige | 67 | 19 | / |
| Onyise | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onyigi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Angege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anyeze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyeza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyice | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onjeje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oneegi | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Naiyese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyejj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onieze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aneige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongiengie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onieje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongezi | 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
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- 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 Onyege
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