Maoko Surname
Approximately 2,701 people bear this surname
Maoko Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from mawoko, maoko, or mavoko, which is a Shona word for 'hands'.
Maoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,725 | 1:31,407 | 4,030 |
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maoko (44) may also be a first name.
Maoko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from mawoko, maoko, or mavoko, which is a Shona word for 'hands'.
- mawokoaMaoko Demographics
Average Maoko Salary in
South Africa
R 111,180
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maoko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maoko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maoko is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maoko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 161,267th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,698,092 people. The surname Maoko is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maoko are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maoko is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 44 people.
Maoko is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 31,407. In South Africa Maoko is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 42 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa Maoko is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.
Maoko Last Name Statistics demography
Maoko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.21% less than the national average, earning R 111,180 per year.
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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
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