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
The last name Onyong is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onyong.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyong? popularity and diffusion
Onyong is the 280,606th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name is predominantly found 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.
The surname Onyong is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 64,209. In Uganda Onyong is primarily concentrated in: Alebtong District, where 53 percent reside, Otuke District, where 15 percent reside and Lira District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
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