Kikono Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kikono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Kikono (15) may also be a first name.

Kikono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kikono has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikono? popularity and diffusion

Kikono is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Kikono is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikono are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kikono is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Kikono is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 75 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 39 percent reside and Kenya, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikongo922,233/
Koikono927/
Kikoono922/
Kikounou865/
Kikuno832,109/
Kikano83157/
Kikona8365/
Kekono834/
Kicono832/
Kukono831/
Chikono773,430/
Kikonga77510/
Kikanoi7767/
Kekongo7724/
Kikuuno7717/
Kikoona7712/
Koikona775/
Kaikona774/
Kicongo774/
Kikoina774/
Kikunoi771/
Kuikona771/
Kikunno771/
Kikouna771/
Kaikano771/
Kiconoo771/
Kikounga71351/
Chikonho7139/
Koikanou713/
Kekoungo711/
Kikuna67530/
Kekona67143/
Kikana6794/
Kekeno6762/
Kikena6731/
Kukona6721/
Cukono6713/
Kikhounga674/
Kekano672/
Cikona671/
Chikounou671/
Kykano671/
Kickounga671/
Kukano671/
Koikannou671/
Cicono671/

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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 Kikono
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