Kikonyo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kikonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Kikonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikonyo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikonyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kikonyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikonyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kikonyo is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kayunga District, where 33 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent live and Lwengo District, where 33 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikonya | 86 | 163 | / |
| Kikonyi | 86 | 33 | / |
| Kikonjo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kikunyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikoonya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kikone | 77 | 355 | / |
| Kikoni | 77 | 322 | / |
| Kikona | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kikoné | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikongi | 71 | 591 | / |
| Kikonge | 71 | 97 | / |
| Kikanya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kikooni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kikoona | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kikoine | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kiekone | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaikoni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koikona | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kikonje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kikunya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kikoina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaikona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiconjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kikoïne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kikonhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuikona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikohne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaikone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiskoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikoyne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaikanya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chikonyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kikoń | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiškonja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiskonis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kikaanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keikunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikunyo | 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 Kikonyo
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