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
The last name Maoko is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maoko.
How Common Is The Last Name Maoko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maoko is the 161,267th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,698,092 people. The surname is predominantly 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. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 31,407. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 42 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Limpopo, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 13 percent are found.
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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