Mukonya Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukonya Surname User-submission:

The surname Mukonya is carried by the members of the Eland totem (Mhofu). It comes from kukonya which means 'to be headstrong'. Therefore mukonya means 'one who is headstrong'.

Mukonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5981:25,8163,943
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mukonya (36) may also be a first name.

Mukonya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mukonya is carried by the members of the Eland totem (Mhofu). It comes from kukonya which means 'to be headstrong'. Therefore mukonya means 'one who is headstrong'.

- mukonyatafadzwa

Mukonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukonya is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukonya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 503,825th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukonya reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Mukonya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 598 people, or 1 in 25,816. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 64 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhonya93105/
Mukanya8633,762/
Mukonyo864,288/
Mukunya862,056/
Mokonya86148/
Mukonja8694/
Mukonia8611/
Mukhanya8081/
Mukuunya8012/
Mukhonja809/
Mokhonya809/
Mukaanya804/
Mukonjia804/
Mukannya801/
Maukanya801/
Moukogna801/
Mukhunya801/
Mukonjyo801/
Moukonyo801/
Muhkonja801/
Mukhannya753/
Mukkaanya751/
Moukougna751/
Mukhonjia751/
Mukania71626/
Mokanya71308/
Mokonyo71295/
Mukanja71201/
Mukonho71154/
Mukonjo71133/
Mukunha71115/
Mukunja7169/
Mokonja7127/
Mukunia7127/
Mokonia7114/
Mukunyo714/
Muconha711/
Mukongojja711/
Mukanyo711/
Mokhanya67890/
Muqoniah6716/
Mukoonjo672/
Moukagna672/
Muskanja671/
Mokhunya671/
Mukhanja671/
Mukhunja671/
Mukonjjo671/
Mukanjja671/
Mokanyah671/
Mukunhaa671/

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