Kahonu Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Kahonu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahonu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kahonu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahonu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kahonu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 96 percent reside, Muranga County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Kahonu Last Name Statistics demography

Kahonu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahonou92125/
Kaonu918/
Kahounou8615/
Kaeonu83741/
Khaonu83352/
Kaonou8390/
Kohonu8316/
Kajonu837/
Kayonu834/
Kaonui834/
Kaongu832/
Kaoonu831/
Kohonou77584/
Kaeonui7774/
Khaonui7769/
Kayonou7762/
Kaounou777/
Kaeonuy771/
Kaonuch771/
Kaohnou771/
Koanu736/
Kohounou7125/
Kouanhou719/
Khoyonou711/
Koyonu67121/
Koanui6784/
Cayonu6764/
Koanou672/
Kohounnou671/
Kohoungou671/

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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 Kahonu
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