Mwamkono Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwamkono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwamkono Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1891:244,33816,806
Tanzania591:897,31544,154
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwamkono Demographics

Mwamkono Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwamkono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwamkono is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwamkono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamkono? popularity and diffusion

Mwamkono is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Mwamkono is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamkono live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 244,338. In Kenya Mwamkono is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 99 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya Mwamkono occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live.

Mwamkono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamkonga8251/
Mwankhono821/
Mwankongo821/
Mwamkena751/
Mbankono751/
Mwamkuna751/
Mwamkunga714/
Mwankonga711/
Mwankana63280/
Mbankona631/
Muankana501/
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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 Mwamkono
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