Mkonto Surname

195,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,149 people bear this surname

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

Mkonto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkonto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9481:27,8123,573
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mkonto (69) may also be a first name.

Mkonto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkonto is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkonto? popularity and diffusion

Mkonto is the 195,301st most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,391,134 people. The last name Mkonto is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkonto reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 69 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,948 people, or 1 in 27,812. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 30 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Mkonto Last Name Statistics demography

Mkonto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.56% less than the national average, earning R 153,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhonto9218,714/
Mkgonto923/
Mkontho921/
Mhkonto921/
M'Konto921/
Mkhontho869/
Mkonta8330/
Mconto838/
Mkhonta7710,921/
Mkantho77261/
Mkhanto773/
Mkhomto771/
Mkontha771/
Mkhunto771/
McOntosh712/
Mkhontha711/
Mkanta67220/
Mkunta6797/
Mqanto6726/
McContosh673/
McKantoch670/
Mkuntha6210/
McCanto622/
Mkhanta621/
McAntosh5718/
Mkhuntha574/
McCantosh531/
McAnta501/

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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 Mkonto
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