Cognomen Kono (Kono 
, Коно 
, كونو 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The surname Kono is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare surname, and Botswana. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Kono is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kono | Egypt, Cameroon, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan |
| Коно | Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Bulgaria |
| كونو | Sudan, Egypt, Iran |
| קומו | Israel |
Cao, Furuno, Furuya, Gao, Gāo, Huruya, Jinno, Kamino, Kamiya, Kanno, Kao, Kawano, Ko, Koduke, Kohno, Koono, Kouno, Koño, Ono, Onu, Sanu, Shinno, Shinya, Sinnya, Uwano, Гао, Итиро, Кавано, Камино, Камия, Канно, Коньо, Оно, Ону, Сану, Синно, Синя, Фуруя, גאו, קונו, قاو, কোনো, সানু, โคโนะ, โคโน่, គន, គន់, គន់់, គន័, គ័ន, かわの, かんの, ふるや, キオノ, コウノ, コノ, コーノ, 古野, 小野, 川野, 曠野, 高, and 고
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kristo kono Albanian composer (1907-1991), AL (b. 1907) |
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tommy kono American weightlifter, US (b. 1930) |
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juliet kono American writer, US (b. 1943) |
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| sadako kono Japanese cooking expert (b. 1899) |
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| kunio kono Japanese scenographer, US (b. 1914) |
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| kono seiko (b. 1906) |
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| hideto kono US (b. 1922) |
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| joseph kono cyclist (1940-), CM (b. 1940) |
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| hirotada kono (b. 1932) |
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| yumie kono Japanese-Canadian artist, CA (b. 1944) |
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| joseph kono cyclist, CM (b. 1950) |
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| junichiro kono Professor of electrical and computer engineering (b. 1953) |
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| yara kono brazilian illustrator (1972-), BR (b. 1972) |
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| michiko kono Amateur international cricketer, JP (b. 1974) |
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| ponco sulistyo kono Indonesian politician (born 1976 in Jakarta), ID (b. 1976) |
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