Mkhonto Surname

28,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mkhonto Surname User-submission:

The Mkhonto surname means 'spear' in the Zulu language.

Mkhonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa18,4961:2,929390
Swaziland1771:7,334424
England251:2,228,72284,230
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkhonto (296) may also be a first name.

Mkhonto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mkhonto surname means 'spear' in the Zulu language.

- muconto107

Mkhonto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkhonto is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkhonto? popularity and diffusion

Mkhonto is the 28,700th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 389,417 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhonto live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mkhonto is also the 512,632nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 296 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 18,496 people, or 1 in 2,929. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Mkhonto exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mkhonto Last Name Statistics demography

Mkhonto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.04% less than the national average, earning R 144,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhontho939/
Mkonto922,149/
Mhonto923/
Mkhonta8610,921/
Mkgonto863/
Mkhanto863/
Mchonto861/
Mhkonto861/
Mkontho861/
Mkhomto861/
M'Konto861/
Mkhunto861/
Mkhontha801/
Mkonta7730/
Mhanto7715/
Mjonto7710/
Mconto778/
Mchonta712/
Mkontha711/
Mkhanta711/
Mkhuntha674/
McOntosh672/
McContosh633/
McHontash631/
McKantoch630/
Mhanta62859/
Mkanta62220/
Mkunta6297/
Mqanto6226/
Mkantho57261/
Mkuntha5710/
Mhantaa576/
McCanto572/
Mhantha571/
McAntosh5318/
Mchantat531/
McCantosh501/

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