Moeketsi Surname

25,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moeketsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moeketsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,2361:3,337439
Lesotho4,6941:43314
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Zimbabwe931:166,00320,492
England641:870,59545,570
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Moeketsi (34,983) may also be a first name.

Moeketsi Last Name Facts

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

Moeketsi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moeketsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,303rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 341,785 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moeketsi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 24,743rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 34,983 people.

The last name Moeketsi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 16,236 people, or 1 in 3,337. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, Free State, where 22 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Moeketsi is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 22 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Moeketsi Last Name Statistics demography

Moeketsi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.61% less than the national average, earning R 174,408 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Moeketsi
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