Konokono Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Konokono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konokono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Konokono (14) may also be a first name.

Konokono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Konokono occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Konokono? popularity and diffusion

The surname Konokono is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Konokono is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Konokono live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 119,562. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 76 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 18 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 6 percent live. Other than Lesotho Konokono exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khonokhono897/
Kounoukounou807/
Konakano751,060/
Conocono75199/
Konakona7520/
Kanokano752/
Kongakonga6757/
Kanokena63199/
Konakana6315/
Konekena631/
Kenokena631/
Kanokanga59292/
Kanakana50259/
Kunakuna5055/
Kenakena5048/
Kanakuna505/
Canocano504/
Kanekena501/
Kanocana501/
Kenakana501/

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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 Konokono
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