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
Mkhonto occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkhonto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,700th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 389,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkhonto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 296 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 18,496 people, or 1 in 2,929. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Mkhonto
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