Konyama Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Konyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Konyama (18) may also be a first name.

Konyama Last Name Facts

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

Konyama is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Konyama? popularity and diffusion

Konyama is the 2,530,696th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Konyama reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Konyama is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 18 people.

Konyama is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Konyama is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 53 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 45 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 12 percent reside and Niger, where 10 percent reside.

Konyama Last Name Statistics demography

Konyama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.54% less than the national average, earning R 115,164 per year.

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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 Konyama
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