Kokonya Surname

258,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kokonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4721:31,3723,419
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kokonya (371) may also be a first name.

Kokonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokonya (Russian: Коконя) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokonya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,654th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,791,286 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kokonya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kokonya is also the 450,877th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 371 people.

Kokonya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,472 people, or 1 in 31,372. In Kenya Kokonya is most numerous in: Busia County, where 26 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Kokonya is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Kokonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kokonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokonya in the Russian language
Коконяkokona-

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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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  • 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 Kokonya
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