Mkonyo Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mkonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1721:268,48817,784
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mkonyo (12) may also be a first name.

Mkonyo Last Name Facts

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

Mkonyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkonyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkonyo reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 268,488. In Kenya Mkonyo is most common in: Kwale County, where 96 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Mkonyo exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Mkonyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhonyo921/
Mkony91758/
Mkonyi832,907/
Mkonya83556/
Mkonjo83237/
Mkanyo831/
Mkunyo831/
Mkoneo831/
Mkhonya77106/
McKonoy773/
Mkhonio772/
Mkhonjo771/
McKoney771/
Mkongoi771/
Mkhunyo771/
Mkona73722/
Mkoni73193/
Mkone7357/
McOny733/
McKooney710/
Mkonge671,342/
Mkanya67978/
Mkunya67691/
Mkanyi67256/
Mkonje6799/
Mkongi6786/
Mkhona6777/
Mkhone6760/
McKany6718/
Mckoni678/
Mkhoni675/
McOney674/
Mkonja673/
McKona672/
Mccony671/
Mkonha671/
Mqkone671/
Mkouni671/
Mkanay671/
Mkaney670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mkonyo
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