Onyong Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6081:64,2097,298
Nigeria3091:573,27827,744
Cameroon1921:108,17212,669
Thailand1381:511,87289,138
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyong (343) may also be a first name.

Onyong Last Name Facts

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

Onyong is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 280,606th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Onyong reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyong is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 343 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 64,209. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Alebtong District, where 53 percent are found, Otuke District, where 15 percent are found and Lira District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonyong921/
Onoyong921/
Honyong921/
Hoonyong867/
Onyang833,919/
Anyong831,059/
Unyong83109/
Ognong83100/
Oniong8350/
Onjong8330/
Onyomg831/
Oneong831/
Onhong831/
Hoinayong8023/
Hanyong77144/
Gonjong7750/
Hunyong7746/
Gonyang7726/
Ganyong7719/
Unyongs7715/
Honjong772/
Aunyong771/
Eunyong771/
Ahnyong771/
Ougnong771/
Onyangp771/
Ounyang771/
Gunyong771/
Oning73740/
Oneng73588/
Onäng737/
Anyng731/
Hounhong711/
Anyongue711/
Ognioung711/
Onyangue711/
Hounyang711/
Hosnyang711/
Anyang6717,091/
Hothnyang674,230/
Honing671,044/
Onneng67329/
Unjong67300/
Unyang67221/
Aniong67185/
Onueng67128/
Anjong6794/
Ohning6789/
Onning6773/
Onings6767/
Ogning6726/
Anhong6724/
Oniang6722/
Goning6722/
Agnong6715/
Onjang676/
Goneng675/
Onengs671/
Onieng671/
Houmgnong671/

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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 Onyong
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