Mokatja Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Mokatja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 116 | 1:17,522 | 3,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mokatja (51) may also be a first name.
Mokatja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokatja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokatja occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mokatja.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokatja? popularity and diffusion
Mokatja is the 1,683,218th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mokatja live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mokatja is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 51 people.
The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 17,522. In Lesotho Mokatja is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 48 percent live, Maseru District, where 22 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokatsa | 86 | 466 | / |
| Mokadja | 86 | 21 | / |
| Makatja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mokatea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mokhatia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Makatija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mookajah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgatje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgatia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokoetja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgatza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokotjoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokasa | 77 | 684 | / |
| Mokaza | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mokoja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokajo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makatijay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Makatojia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mokgatiha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokotjo | 71 | 2,278 | / |
| Makatsa | 71 | 425 | / |
| Mukatia | 71 | 164 | / |
| Mokadjo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mokausa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Makatia | 71 | 18 | / |
| Makadja | 71 | 12 | / |
| Makatya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mokhoja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Makajay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mukatya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mokhasa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makatji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makajja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokasay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokotje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokadza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mookasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokatye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokatso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macatja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhajo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makajha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makasja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makotja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokatie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhatsa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Makoetja | 67 | 85 | / |
| Maskatia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Makautsa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mokaties | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mukhatia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mokkhasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekhatia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mookasat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokgatie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokotjoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makotjoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqotjoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makathia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makkajay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mokatja
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