Mokawu Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mokawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mokawu (133) may also be a first name.
Mokawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mokawu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mokawu is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mokawu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 133 people.
The last name Mokawu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 51 percent are found, Yobe, where 23 percent are found and Gombe, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Mokawu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokawau | 92 | 46 | / |
| Mokawou | 92 | 37 | / |
| Mokkawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moukawou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mukawu | 83 | 765 | / |
| Makawu | 83 | 563 | / |
| Mokewu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mokowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mekawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Makawou | 77 | 34 | / |
| Makhawu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mukhawu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Makawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makkawau | 71 | 16 | / |
| Moukabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukavu | 67 | 132 | / |
| Makavu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Makewu | 67 | 91 | / |
| Makowu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Macawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maqewu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqawu | 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
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- 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 Mokawu
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