Karikonyi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karikonyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karikonyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Karikonyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karikonyi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karikonyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karikonyi is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karikonyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Karikonyi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Busia County, where 94 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Karikonyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Karikonyi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariokonyi951/
Karikoni941/
Karikani8224/
Karikona8212/
Korikoni825/
Karukoni823/
Karikanni7819/
Kariqongi781/
Karhikani781/
Karikhani781/
Korikani71216/
Karekona7192/
Karikana7119/
Korikona717/
Korekoni711/
Karekoona6748/
Korikaani674/
Karikkana671/
Karikasne671/
Karikanna671/

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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 Karikonyi
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