Mahonga Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mahonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5091:90,7278,151
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mahonga (44) may also be a first name.

Mahonga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahonga is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahonga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahonga is the 286,143rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,426,319 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahonga reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 44 people.

The last name Mahonga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 509 people, or 1 in 90,727. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 40 percent live, Kakamega County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 28 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.

Mahonga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mahonga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73% more than the national average, earning R 411,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaonga932,779/
Mahounga93159/
Mahongai9321/
Mahongoa9310/
Mahoinga932/
Mahongah931/
Maonga927,387/
Mauhongga8813/
Mahongo866,319/
Mayonga861,570/
Majonga861,170/
Maongat86194/
Mohonga8623/
Maionga862/
Maongay861/
Maongoa861/
Maounga861/
Maongah861/
Maeonga861/
Mohounga8077/
Maiyonga8062/
Majongah802/
Mahoongo802/
Mahoungo802/
Mahganga801/
Maoungai801/
Majjonga801/
Mayongga801/
Mahong'o801/
Maongo77474/
Moanga77227/
Mahoungou7522,741/
Mahaongot751/
Maousinga751/
Maouninga751/
Maossinga751/
Maheyanga751/
Mahayanga751/
Muianga71127,561/
Mouanga7114,675/
Mayongo712,971/
Mohongo71181/
Mohanga71132/
Moongah7177/
Majongo7147/
Moangay7138/
Meyonga7136/
Moyonga7114/
Mahoungoud714/
Muionga714/
Maiongo714/
Moangad711/
Mahaoungou711/
Maongot711/
Meaanga711/
Maoussinga711/
Maongod711/
Maiyanga67661/
Maiyongo67165/
Mmayongo67126/
Majjanga6727/
Maoungou675/
Majongho674/
Mooangga673/
Mouangha672/
Mayongho671/
Majyanga671/
Maãga671/
Maïganga671/
Mouannga671/
Mohuongo671/
Mayianga671/
Meyongai671/
Mohangad671/
Muihanga671/

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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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  • 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 Mahonga
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