Ovonji Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Ovonji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 233 | 1:167,551 | 14,308 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ovonji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovonji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovonji occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ovonji.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovonji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ovonji is the 1,064,392nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovonji reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 167,551. In Uganda Ovonji is most common in: Nebbi District, where 70 percent live, Zombo District, where 14 percent live and Buliisa District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovongi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ovonsi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owonji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ovonzi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owondji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Osuonji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gavonji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ouvongi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovonchi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ampoonji | 71 | 34 | / |
| Obounjid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Avonjitt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obongi | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Abonji | 67 | 51 | / |
| Obonsi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Avongi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Owenji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Avonie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owonie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obanji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obonzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owonsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owanji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owonja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoundji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovanjy | 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 Ovonji
- 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