Mkono Surname

87,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,3071:12,2921,595
South Africa4971:109,00913,123
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zimbabwe1181:130,83317,313
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mkono (56) may also be a first name.

Mkono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkono is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkono? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,983rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,333,738 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkono are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mkono is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname Mkono is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,307 people, or 1 in 12,292. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 16 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 12 percent reside and Mara Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Mkono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mkono surname is principally Muslim (60%) in Kenya.

The amount Mkono earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 34.23% less than the national average, earning R 156,288 per year and in United States they earn 45.3% less than the national average, earning $23,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkongo912,051/
Mkhono9176/
Mkonoo911/
Mmkongo8360/
Mkhongo8322/
McKonoy833/
Mkhonno831/
Mkongoi831/
Mgkongo831/
Mkonngo831/
Mkongoh831/
Mkounou831/
Mkona80722/
Mcono8058/
Mkano803/
Mqono802/
Mkuno801/
Mkonga731,474/
Mkoena73236/
Mkhona7377/
McKona732/
Mgqono731/
Mgcono731/
Mkonha731/
Mkounga67113/
Mgcongo6758/
Mkuonga6713/
Mhcongo679/
Mkhonga674/
McConoo674/
Mkhonas671/
Mqcongo671/
Mqkoena671/
McKogna670/

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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 Mkono
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