Orwongo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orwongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orwongo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Orwongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orwongo is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Orwongo is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orwongo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,924,162. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 38 percent live, Nyamira County, where 38 percent live and Nakuru County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Orwongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Orwongo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwong'o931/
Oruongo861/
Oruong'o801/
Herwonggo756/
Orwanga71114/
Arwonga7110/
Oruango7110/
Arwango711/
Arbongou6711/
Arwong'a675/
Oruangho672/
Garwango672/
Aruong'o671/
Orbongha671/
Orwangga671/
Orwaunga671/
Orwuanga671/
Arwoninga6359/
Orwamga5762/
Orbanga5711/
Arwanga576/
Aruango573/
Oruanga571/
Erwangga5311/
Arwangat531/
Gurwanga531/
Herwangga5010/

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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 Orwongo
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