Konekone Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Konekone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konekone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Konekone (3) may also be a first name.

Konekone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Konekone is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Konekone.

How Common Is The Last Name Konekone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Konekone reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Konekone is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 3 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 100 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konekon931/
Konekane881/
Konikon801/
Kanekon801/
Kanekane75132/
Kenekene7588/
Kunekune7521/
Konikoni756/
Konokane756/
Konakene755/
Konekoum751/
Konikane751/
Konecune751/
Koniecony711/
Konekangi711/
Kenekenee711/
Kaniekonyi671/
Koinikoini671/
Kanekan671/

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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 Konekone
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