Nekono Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Nekono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya571:810,17431,920
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Congo91:554,34412,633
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nekono Last Name Facts

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

Nekono is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nekono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekono? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Nekono occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nekono live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 810,174. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 89 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 7 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Nekono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nekono surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nekongo924,779/
Ngekono924/
Netkono924/
Nekonho921/
Nekouno921/
Nekonou921/
Nekhono921/
Nnoekono861/
Nekounou861/
Ngnekono861/
Nakono8326/
Nikono836/
Nokono834/
Nekano834/
Nekona833/
Nikongo77109/
Naikono7734/
Nakhono7718/
Nakonoi776/
Nekoina774/
Nikonoa772/
Necongo772/
Nikonoi771/
Nekhona771/
Nyokono771/
Nekouna771/
Nikonou771/
Nykongo771/
Neckano770/
Nakonnoy714/
Gnikonou711/
Nakoynou711/
Nakonnoi711/
Nakano67338,643/
Nakhonnoi67329/
Nikuno67122/
Nakeno67100/
Nikano6771/
Nekana6764/
Nakona6745/
Nekena6730/
Nokona6716/
Nikona676/
Nikeno673/
Nicono671/
Necano671/
Nykano671/

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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
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  • 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 Nekono
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