Onyege Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1641:238,04417,995
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

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 held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyege? popularity and diffusion

Onyege is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Onyege is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyege reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Onyege is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 238,044. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent reside, Serere District, where 24 percent reside and Ngora District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyenge9247/
Onyeger922/
Onyegie922/
Onyegey921/
Onyegye921/
Onyiege921/
Onyeje831,129/
Onyeze83721/
Onyige83564/
Onyega8391/
Onyegi8334/
Ongege8312/
Anyege8311/
Onyeche775,375/
Onyinge771,441/
Onyeije771,391/
Onyezie7733/
Anyenge7715/
Onyejei779/
Onyedje777/
Onyieze775/
Onyjegi774/
Onyiese772/
Oenyige771/
Onyezer771/
Onhyece771/
Oonyeze771/
Onyejeh771/
Onyehce771/
Anyeget771/
Onyiget771/
Onyengi771/
Onyegoi771/
Onowege771/
Goneage770/
Onyechie71108/
Oniyegha7121/
Onyeijeh714/
Oniyengi714/
Onyechee713/
Onyieche713/
Onnyeche712/
Hounyega711/
Onojeghe711/
Onyeceih711/
Onyecheh711/
Onyechei711/
Honeyger711/
Onojegje711/
Onyeji672,921/
Anyega67933/
Onyije67916/
Onyesi67169/
Honeyager67108/
Anaege67101/
Oneaga6758/
Onyezi6741/
Onyiga6720/
Anyige6719/
Onyise6717/
Onyigi6712/
Angege674/
Anyeze674/
Onyeza673/
Onyice673/
Onjeje672/
Oneegi672/
O'Naiyese671/
Onyejj671/
Onieze671/
Aneige671/
Aniege671/
Ongiengie671/
Onieje671/
Oniese671/
Anyeje671/
Ongezi671/

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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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