Mokonyama Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

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

Mokonyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokonyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3901:22,6682,875
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mokonyama (35) may also be a first name.

Mokonyama Last Name Facts

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

Mokonyama occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokonyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mokonyama is the 178,234th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. The surname Mokonyama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokonyama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mokonyama is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

Mokonyama is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,390 people, or 1 in 22,668. In South Africa Mokonyama is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa Mokonyama exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Mokonyama Last Name Statistics demography

Mokonyama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning R 167,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokoenyama9527/
Mokgonyama9513/
Makonyama892/
Mokunyama891/
Mokanyama891/
Makanyama78128/
Mukanyama7822/
Mukonyami781/
Makamnyama741/
Mukanyamo6748/
Makunyame672/
Makanyame671/
Mukanhami5612/
Makonjomi561/
Macunhama561/

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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 Mokonyama
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