Kono Surname

2,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan217,4991:58885
Indonesia4,0601:32,5743,827
Cameroon2,6061:7,9701,036
United States1,7721:204,54820,076
Papua New Guinea1,0451:7,803583
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Brazil6861:312,06212,022
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Congo3641:13,7061,733
Liberia3311:13,3191,416
Thailand2291:308,46453,166
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Ivory Coast2011:114,7825,758
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
South Africa921:588,88845,159
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Mexico861:1,443,32815,900
India661:11,622,203212,115
Albania641:45,5326,163
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Canada481:767,61660,775
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Israel391:219,42720,804
Australia361:749,88148,970
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
England351:1,591,94567,242
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Niger261:738,15417,467
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
France231:2,887,944200,772
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Guam211:7,6251,143
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Kôno (2) are calculated separately.

Kono (8,143) may also be a first name.

Kono Last Name Facts

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

Kono (Arabic: كونو, Georgian: კონო, Hindi: कोनो, Marathi: कोनो, Russian: Коно, Tibetan: ཀོ་ནོ།) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may appear as a variant: Kôno. For other potential spellings of Kono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kono is the 2,367th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 31,405 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kono live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kono is also the 70,238th most common forename in the world, borne by 8,143 people.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 217,499 people, or 1 in 588. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live, Ōita Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Kono Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kono has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kono last name rose 25,314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kono last name is principally Christian (71%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kono surname are 14.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kono earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.81% less than the national average, earning R 55,116 per year; in United States they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $50,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kôno922/
Konno89119,938/
Kongo8940,990/
Konou892,798/
Kohno89759/
Konoi89613/
Konoh89448/
Kouno89433/
Konoo89315/
Koono89114/
Koino8980/
Khono8979/
Kuono8923/
Konoy8923/
Konho8916/
Koeno8913/
Konoa8911/
Konoš899/
Koyno898/
Kgono895/
Konoj892/
Kkono891/
Kojno891/
Gkono891/
Kounou808,758/
Koungo80486/
Kongoi80457/
Gkonos80288/
Khongo80255/
Komnos80235/
Koinot80226/
Konhou80147/
Gkonou80146/
Kongou80141/
Konnou80141/
Koonoo80121/
Konnoo80119/
Komnou8090/
Koenou8085/
Konnoh8073/
Khonou8066/
Koingo8042/
Komnoi8033/
Kounos8027/
Koonou8025/
Kongoy8022/
Kuongo8021/
Konnoi8020/
Konnop8017/
Kohnoi8013/
Koongo8011/
Koonno8010/
Khonho807/
Khotno807/
Koonho806/
Ko'ngo806/
Konoch805/
Konopp805/
Khonoi805/
Koenoi805/
Kohnop804/
Kotnot804/
Kognoy804/
Kohnoy804/
Khonoh804/
Konooz803/
Konnoy803/
Koinou803/
Khonno802/
Khonoo802/
Kkongo802/
Konotz802/
Kounno802/
Kongoo802/
Kongoï802/
Komnoy802/
Khonuo801/
Khoyno801/
Kouhno801/
Kosnos801/
Kgongo801/
Khonoa801/
Koogno801/
Koitno801/
Kognot801/
Kohngo801/
Koinno801/
Konhuo801/
Kounho801/
Kounoo801/
Khouno801/
Kon'go801/
Komnoo801/
Konoup800/
Konost800/
Konott800/
Kano75133,150/
Kona7593,392/
Kuno7544,651/
Keno7511,960/
Cono751,681/
Qono7528/
Küno757/
Konã754/
Kounnou731,454/
Koungou731,127/
Kongnoi731,098/
Kongnoo73220/
Khonnoi73105/
Gkounos7377/
Khoinot7359/
Kougnou7358/
Gkounou7347/
Konnoth7345/
Kongnoy7340/
Kounnos7320/
Konoush7316/
Kongnou7312/
Khotnot739/
Kounous738/
Khotnoi737/
Khoinou734/
Koennoi734/
Khongno733/
Kounouh732/
Kounhou732/
Kongnoh732/
Kongooh732/
Koinosh732/
Khongoi731/
Koonoth731/
Konouth731/
Khonooe731/
Khohnod731/
Khounou731/
Konnnou731/
Koignou731/
Kounnoi731/
Kounnoo731/
Kongooy731/
Komnoot731/
Koomnoi731/
Khomnoy731/
Khognoo731/
Khojnoi731/
Koutnoy730/
Konnopp730/
Konhous730/
Congo6772,424/
Konga6734,693/
Kanno6710,470/
Koona679,435/
Konah677,955/
Konna677,332/
Kouna675,707/
Kanoy674,396/
Kanoo674,094/
Khona672,879/
Koina672,700/
Conoz672,671/
Khano672,448/
Kanou672,284/
Kanoi671,697/
Koena671,696/
Cogno671,691/
Conos671,066/
Konaş671,031/
Kanoj67765/
Kauno67546/
Kgano67499/
Koïna67491/
Kuona67489/
Cuono67406/
Conod67392/
Kanoa67347/
Konağ67299/
Coyno67289/
Kanoh67280/
Khuno67235/
Conot67226/
Konáš67144/
Kuhno67125/
Kunoo67110/
Kunno67102/
Conno6798/
Konaa6798/
Keeno6794/
Kaano6786/
Kunoi6778/
Kunou6777/
Kohna6775/
Conoy6771/
Kaeno6770/
Kanoš6768/
Kheno6757/
Konohova6755/
Kanoś6754/
Kenoh6749/
Kunoh6747/
Kcuno6747/
Khongnoo6744/
Kahno6741/
Koyna6734/
Kenoi6732/
Kunoy6731/
Konha6730/
Kugno6729/
Gkona6729/
Coino6724/
Kuino6724/
Keuno6723/
Koneu6722/
Comno6720/
Kenoo6715/
Ccono6713/
Ckuno6711/
Kenoy6710/
Kúnos679/
Cosno678/
Kongooyi678/
Konaś678/
Kunop677/
Gqono676/
Kkano675/
Conoh674/
Conoa674/
Kgona674/
Conoo674/
Cohno673/
Kunoa673/
Couno673/
Coeno673/
Conou672/
Kunoš672/
Kojna672/
Konát672/
Kounnous672/
Kcona672/
Khongnoy672/
Kunoj671/
Khosnoud671/
Konahova671/
Coono671/
Conop671/
Kcano671/
Khoongoi671/
Kkona671/
Konaï671/
Konaš671/
Kõnno671/
Kouhngou671/
Qonoa671/
Qonou671/
Conoi671/
Kougnous671/
Khongnod671/
Khongnou671/
Khounnoo671/
Kehno670/

Kono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kono in the Georgian language
კონოkono-
Kono in the Tibetan language
ཀོ་ནོ།kono-
Kono in the Hindi language
कोनोkono-
Kono in the Marathi language
कोनोkono-
Kono in the Russian language
Коноkono-
Kono in the Arabic language
كونوkwnw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kono
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