Nkhono Surname

190,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nkhono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkhono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1961:7,7961,159
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkhono (55) may also be a first name.

Nkhono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkhono has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nkhono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkhono? popularity and diffusion

Nkhono is the 190,124th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,281,200 people. The last name Nkhono occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkhono live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.

Nkhono is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkono915,607/
Nkongo8310,107/
Nkhona83202/
Ngkono8329/
Nkoono8321/
Nkonou8312/
N'Kono838/
Nkonoh836/
Nkhano836/
Nkuono834/
Nkonno832/
Nkonoo831/
Nkogno831/
Nkhuno831/
Nkonoy831/
Nkounou77680/
N'Kongo77183/
N'Konou7746/
Ngkongo775/
Nchongo773/
Nkoungo772/
Nkongou772/
Nkoongo771/
Nkongoi771/
Nkongno771/
Nkonhgo771/
Nkonngo771/
Nkoinou771/
Nchonho771/
Nkhoena771/
Nkona731,416/
Nkano73575/
Nqono73360/
Nkeno7328/
Njono7321/
Nkuno7314/
Ncono739/
N'Kounou71649/
Nkoungou7164/
Nkongnou713/
N'Kongou712/
Nchongoh711/
Nchoungo711/
N'Koungo711/
N'Chonou711/
Nkonga674,017/
Nkhana672,561/
Nkhuna671,674/
Ngqono67301/
Njonou67211/
Nkouna67189/
Nkanou67173/
Ncongo67107/
Ngkuno67106/
Nchoungou6778/
Nkgona6726/
N'Kona6718/
Nkoona6717/
Nkanno6715/
Nkamno6710/
Nkanoh677/
Nchona675/
Nkoina674/
Nkoena673/
Ngkona672/
Nkonho672/
Nkunoh672/
Nkomna672/
Ngcono672/
Nkonna672/
Nko'na671/
Nkgano671/
Nkanoi671/
Nkauno671/
Nchano671/
N'Hona671/
Nkonha671/
Njouno671/
Nkenou671/
Nkeuno671/
Nkanoa671/
Nkehna671/
Nkaano671/

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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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  • 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 Nkhono
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