Kona Surname
Approximately 93,392 people bear this surname
Kona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31,657 | 1:24,231 | 1,834 |
| Bangladesh | 25,594 | 1:6,226 | 568 |
| DR Congo | 20,105 | 1:3,675 | 403 |
| Sudan | 3,360 | 1:11,164 | 1,574 |
| South Africa | 2,362 | 1:22,937 | 2,916 |
| Tanzania | 1,095 | 1:48,349 | 5,413 |
| Zimbabwe | 839 | 1:18,401 | 2,717 |
| Niger | 806 | 1:23,811 | 1,427 |
| Cameroon | 692 | 1:30,013 | 4,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 597 | 1:13,658 | 1,283 |
| Indonesia | 592 | 1:223,394 | 20,822 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Benin | 535 | 1:19,319 | 2,581 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Solomon Islands | 406 | 1:1,429 | 81 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Liberia | 320 | 1:13,777 | 1,459 |
| Zambia | 309 | 1:51,294 | 4,808 |
| Nigeria | 296 | 1:598,455 | 28,689 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Kenya | 272 | 1:169,779 | 13,008 |
| Ivory Coast | 180 | 1:128,174 | 6,240 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Mauritius | 147 | 1:8,799 | 1,852 |
| Albania | 95 | 1:30,674 | 4,763 |
| Turkey | 90 | 1:864,682 | 41,266 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Slovakia | 48 | 1:111,176 | 20,971 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Japan | 30 | 1:4,261,476 | 37,285 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Guinea | 11 | 1:1,075,802 | 1,333 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Kóna (18) & Konã (4) are calculated separately.
Kona (33,199) may also be a first name.
Kona Demographics
Average Kona Salary in
United States
$44,761 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kona (Arabic: كونا, Bengali: কোনা, Georgian: კონა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺎ, Hindi: कोना, Marathi: कोना, Oriya: େକାନା, Russian: Кона, Tibetan: ཀོ་ན།) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kóna or Konã. For other possible spellings of Kona click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kona? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,049th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 78,032 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Kona reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kona is also the 25,761st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 33,199 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 31,657 people, or 1 in 24,231. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent live, Telangana, where 8 percent live and Pondicherry, where 1 percent live. Besides India Kona is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.
Kona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kona last name expanded 3,054 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kona Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kona surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kona are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kona earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning 371,660 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.64% less than the national average, earning R 174,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning $42,123 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kona in the Georgian language | ||
| კონა | kona | - |
| Kona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎ | kwna | - |
| Kona in the Bengali language | ||
| কোনা | kona | - |
| Kona in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାନା | ekana | 99.51 |
| େକାଣା | ekana | 0.16 |
| କନା | kana | 0.16 |
| Kona in the Hindi language | ||
| कोना | kona | 97.81 |
| कोणा | kona | 1.46 |
| कोण | kona | 0.73 |
| Kona in the Marathi language | ||
| कोना | kona | 93.53 |
| कोणा | kona | 3.48 |
| कोण | kona | 1.99 |
| कोञा | kona | 0.5 |
| कॉना | kona | 0.5 |
| Kona in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀོ་ན། | kona | 66.67 |
| སྐོ་གནག། | konak | 33.33 |
| Kona in the Russian language | ||
| Кона | kona | - |
| Kona in the Arabic language | ||
| كونا | kwna | - |
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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 Kona
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