Mukono Surname

60,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukono Surname User-submission:

The Mukono surname means 'like a beast as well as a leader'.

Mukono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,5031:3,428269
Kenya1,6531:27,9373,101
DR Congo8141:90,76110,309
Uganda7501:52,0526,272
Tanzania2741:193,21816,588
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Zambia791:200,63213,107
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Namibia421:57,3676,674
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mukono (1,301) may also be a first name.

Mukono Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mukono surname means 'like a beast as well as a leader'.

- aaronmunyorwi

Mukono Last Name Facts

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

Mukono (Marathi: मुकोना) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukono? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,276th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 871,716 people. The last name Mukono is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukono reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mukono is also the 218,140th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,301 people.

The last name Mukono is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,503 people, or 1 in 3,428. In Zimbabwe Mukono is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 30 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Mukono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mukono earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.33% less than the national average, earning R 170,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukongo927,117/
Mukhono92481/
Mukonho92154/
Moukono9269/
Mukuono9241/
Mukoono9216/
Mukonoa921/
Mukhongo861,560/
Moukongo86762/
M'Mukono864/
Muukhono861/
Mukongoi861/
Mokono834,637/
Mukona831,571/
Mukano83118/
Mikono83112/
Mukuno83105/
Mukeno8383/
Mucono833/
Moukounou8079/
Moukongou801/
Mukonga775,834/
Mokonou7772/
Mucongo7750/
Mukanos7743/
Mukoona7743/
Maukeno7729/
Mockono7722/
Moukano7721/
Moekono7712/
Mukhona7710/
Maukona778/
Mokhono774/
Mukhano774/
Mukoena772/
Mukonas771/
Muikano771/
Mukkona771/
Mukuona771/
Mukosna771/
Mokonoh771/
Mukenoi771/
Mokonoi771/
Moukoungou7521/
Moukouna7131/
Moukanos7125/
Moukanou7121/
Mukkanoi7112/
Mukhonah717/
Mikounou715/
Mukoonga715/
Mokounou714/
Moukonga711/
Mukhonad711/
Mokhonoo711/
Mockonoh711/
Moukagno711/
Moukogna711/
Mukuna6726,628/
Mukena6715,465/
Mukana678,265/
Mokano672,896/
Mikano67700/
Micono67309/
Mokona67251/
Mikeno67220/
Mocano6774/
Mokuno6757/
Mucano6724/
Moukounga6720/
Mikona679/
Mouckonga672/
Mucuno672/
Moukougna671/
Mukunnoth671/

Mukono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukono in the Marathi language
मुकोनाmukona-

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