Mkhonto Surname
Approximately 18,714 people bear this surname
Mkhonto Surname User-submission:
The Mkhonto surname means 'spear' in the Zulu language.
Mkhonto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 18,496 | 1:2,929 | 390 |
| Swaziland | 177 | 1:7,334 | 424 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkhonto (296) may also be a first name.
Mkhonto Surname Meaning
Mkhonto Demographics
Average Mkhonto Salary in
South Africa
R 144,864
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhontho | 93 | 9 | / |
| Mkonto | 92 | 2,149 | / |
| Mhonto | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mkhonta | 86 | 10,921 | / |
| Mkgonto | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mkhanto | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mchonto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhkonto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkontho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkhomto | 86 | 1 | / |
| M'Konto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkhunto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkhontha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkonta | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mhanto | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mjonto | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mconto | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mchonta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mkontha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkhanta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkhuntha | 67 | 4 | / |
| McOntosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| McContosh | 63 | 3 | / |
| McHontash | 63 | 1 | / |
| McKantoch | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mhanta | 62 | 859 | / |
| Mkanta | 62 | 220 | / |
| Mkunta | 62 | 97 | / |
| Mqanto | 62 | 26 | / |
| Mkantho | 57 | 261 | / |
| Mkuntha | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mhantaa | 57 | 6 | / |
| McCanto | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mhantha | 57 | 1 | / |
| McAntosh | 53 | 18 | / |
| Mchantat | 53 | 1 | / |
| McCantosh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mkhonto
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