Kahonge Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kahonge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahonge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3341:138,26311,247
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia781:203,20413,208
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kahonge (60) may also be a first name.

Kahonge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahonge is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kahonge.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahonge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kahonge is the 555,669th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname Kahonge is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahonge live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kahonge is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 60 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 138,263. In Kenya Kahonge is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 43 percent reside, Muranga County, where 36 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.

Kahonge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaonge9265/
Kahongi86141/
Kayonge8676/
Kajonge864/
Khahonga803/
Kahounga801/
Kaonga7735,859/
Koange775/
Kaongi771/
Khahaonga755/
Kayonga7113,575/
Kajonga71227/
Kaiongi7174/
Koyonge7156/
Keyonge7127/
Kayongi7114/
Kaounga7113/
Kaoinga714/
Caionge711/
Kojonge711/
Khaonga711/
Kaongha711/
Kaongga711/
Kajongi711/
Keionge711/
Kaiyongi67655/
Koyongea6721/
Khajonga674/
Kayong'a671/
Khoyongi671/
Kouanghe671/
Kajjonga671/
Kaiyange671/
Khayonga671/

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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
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  • 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 Kahonge
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