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 last name Onyege is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyege? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyege are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 26 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 238,044. In Uganda Onyege is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent are found, Serere District, where 24 percent are found and Ngora District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Onyege
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis