Mwakona Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Mwakona Surname User-submission:
The Mwakona surname means 'well done' in Ndau language from the Manicaland province in Zimbabwe. Fish eagle is the Mwakona family totem.
Mwakona surname bearing people are found in Canada, UK, Cuba and South Africa, where they have migrated for green pastures.
Read More About This SurnameMwakona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwakona (105) may also be a first name.
Mwakona Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mwakona surname means 'well done' in Ndau language from the Manicaland province in Zimbabwe. Fish eagle is the Mwakona family totem.
Mwakona surname bearing people are found in Canada, UK, Cuba and South Africa, where they have migrated for green pastures. Mwakona great grand fathers were born as far back as 1902.
Though many Mwakona surname bearing people are still commonly found in Zimbabwe and people who carry this same surname are forbidden to marry each other as they are considered blood related.
- giftedMwakona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakona is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mwakona click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakona? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,828,462nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mwakona live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwakona is also the 920,134th most common first name internationally It is held by 105 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 160,815. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 66 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Mwakona is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakuona | 93 | 166 | / |
| Mwakonea | 93 | 62 | / |
| Mwakonga | 93 | 18 | / |
| Mwaikona | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwakana | 86 | 1,132 | / |
| Mwakuna | 86 | 149 | / |
| Mwakono | 86 | 112 | / |
| Mbakona | 86 | 81 | / |
| Mwakena | 86 | 53 | / |
| Mwakoni | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mwaikono | 80 | 315 | / |
| Mwaikana | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mwakongo | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mwaikena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwakonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikonge | 75 | 145 | / |
| Mwakangah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muakana | 71 | 790 | / |
| Mwakuni | 71 | 93 | / |
| Muakuna | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mwokono | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mbakone | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwakani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwakane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwakuno | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mvakana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbakoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbakono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwekena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakahanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbokona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muakanga | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwakanyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mwakunje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwakhani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muakunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakango | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muaakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohkona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbokonai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakanah | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwakona
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