Kokonya Surname
Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname
Kokonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,472 | 1:31,372 | 3,419 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kokonya (371) may also be a first name.
Kokonya Demographics
Kokonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokkonya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khokhonya | 88 | 22 | / |
| Kakonya | 86 | 412 | / |
| Kokanya | 86 | 350 | / |
| Kokonyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Cokonya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kukonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kokonia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kokonja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kokogna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kokonias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokkonia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokounyô | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kakoonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokhanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kokoynja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khakonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khakhonya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kokkonias | 75 | 6 | / |
| Koukounia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kokhannya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khokkanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khotkanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kakunya | 71 | 280 | / |
| Kakanya | 71 | 182 | / |
| Kakonyo | 71 | 150 | / |
| Kokunja | 71 | 131 | / |
| Kukanya | 71 | 124 | / |
| Kukunya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Kakonia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koukounias | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kakonja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kokanha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kokania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kokunyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakonea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kukonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoodkanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutkanya | 67 | 227 | / |
| Khakanya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kudkanya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kokonios | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kakganya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kakannya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kakuunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakaanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kudkunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukkanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koukogno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakonyop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
Kokonya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokonya in the Russian language | ||
| Коконя | kokona | - |
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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 Kokonya
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