Onyong Surname
Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname
Onyong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 608 | 1:64,209 | 7,298 |
| Nigeria | 309 | 1:573,278 | 27,744 |
| Cameroon | 192 | 1:108,172 | 12,669 |
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 280,606th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name Onyong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Onyong live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 343 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried 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. Beside Uganda Onyong occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonyong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onoyong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Honyong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hoonyong | 86 | 7 | / |
| Onyang | 83 | 3,919 | / |
| Anyong | 83 | 1,059 | / |
| Unyong | 83 | 109 | / |
| Ognong | 83 | 100 | / |
| Oniong | 83 | 50 | / |
| Onjong | 83 | 30 | / |
| Onyomg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oneong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onhong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoinayong | 80 | 23 | / |
| Hanyong | 77 | 144 | / |
| Gonjong | 77 | 50 | / |
| Hunyong | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gonyang | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ganyong | 77 | 19 | / |
| Unyongs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Honjong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aunyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eunyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahnyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ougnong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyangp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oning | 73 | 740 | / |
| Oneng | 73 | 588 | / |
| Onäng | 73 | 7 | / |
| Anyng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hounhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ognioung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hosnyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyang | 67 | 17,091 | / |
| Hothnyang | 67 | 4,230 | / |
| Honing | 67 | 1,044 | / |
| Onneng | 67 | 329 | / |
| Unjong | 67 | 300 | / |
| Unyang | 67 | 221 | / |
| Aniong | 67 | 185 | / |
| Onueng | 67 | 128 | / |
| Anjong | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ohning | 67 | 89 | / |
| Onning | 67 | 73 | / |
| Onings | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ogning | 67 | 26 | / |
| Anhong | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oniang | 67 | 22 | / |
| Goning | 67 | 22 | / |
| Agnong | 67 | 15 | / |
| Onjang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goneng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onengs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onieng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmgnong | 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
- 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
- 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