Mokele Surname

186,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Mokele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1331:47,8186,096
Congo5831:8,5581,249
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Lesotho311:65,5669,080
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mokele (218) may also be a first name.

Mokele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokele occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,601st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,211,788 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokele live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most numerous forename in the world, held by 218 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,133 people, or 1 in 47,818. In South Africa Mokele is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 62 percent live, North West, where 18 percent live and Limpopo, where 12 percent live. Other than South Africa Mokele is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Mokele Last Name Statistics demography

Mokele earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning R 215,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhele9214,462/
Mokgele923,196/
Mokoele921,724/
Mmokele92354/
Moukele92318/
'Mokele9250/
Mokeler9227/
Mokaele928/
Mookele926/
Mokelet925/
Moikele921/
Mokelle921/
Mogkele921/
Mokqele921/
Mokeley920/
Mokle913,590/
Mokhehle86748/
Mokhoele86613/
Moikaele869/
Mokheele863/
Mokkhele863/
Moukelle862/
Mookhele861/
Mokhelle861/
Mokehele861/
Moekaele861/
Mokoehle861/
Mokheleu861/
Mokhhele861/
Moukelet861/
Mockeler860/
Makele837,035/
Mokale834,925/
Mokole831,845/
Mekele831,708/
Mokela831,156/
Mukele83691/
Mokeli83443/
Mokile8360/
Mokhel8351/
Mockle8325/
Mokhle834/
Mocele832/
McKele831/
Mokely831/
Moikle831/
Mohkle831/
Mookle830/
Moshkelea804/
Moshkeleh802/
Mokhelled801/
Moukoelie801/
Mmokgehle801/
Makhele776,683/
Makoele77618/
Mokhale77330/
Mhokole77303/
Mochele77280/
Makgele77274/
Makehle77226/
Makiele77208/
Mmokela77172/
Mekaele77154/
Mukiele77124/
Moukela77113/
Mgokeli7796/
Mokhela7784/
Meckele7755/
Mäkeler7736/
Maekele7734/
'Mokela7726/
Makeley7722/
Mekhele7722/
Makkele7721/
Muikele7721/
Mokolea7721/
Mukeele7720/
Mokeela7719/
Mokhole7719/
Makelle7718/
Moikela7717/
Moukole7716/
Mokaile7714/
Mokalei7713/
Maukele7711/
Mmakele7710/
Mekeule779/
Modkhel779/
Makaele778/
Mookile777/
Mackele776/
Mokkela774/
Mokeala774/
Moukeli774/
Mokheli773/
Moukile773/
Moqoele773/
Mokalle772/
Mekeley772/
Makeule772/
Makeler772/
Makeleu772/
Mookela772/
Moikeli772/
Moskhel772/
Mokelip771/
Moqelie771/
Mockelj771/
Mokelya771/
Mokisel771/
Mokkale771/
Mokkeli771/
Mekelee771/
Mukeleu771/
Moucele771/
Makelee771/
Mokolei771/
Mokhely771/
Mokeloa771/
Mekeleu771/
Mekelie771/
Mükeley771/
Makelie771/
Mukhele771/
Moikale771/
Mogkale771/
Mokoeli771/
Mokoile771/
Mokhile771/
Mookeli771/
Mookale771/
Maïkele771/
Makeele771/
McKelle770/
Mockely770/
Muckele770/
Makle73555/
Mcele7313/
Mocle7312/
McKle731/
Moukeila71563/
Mokhahle71357/
Mahakele71103/
Makkelie7196/
Makhehle7168/
Mokhalee7161/
Moukeyla7138/
Makeuleu7124/
Mmakelle7120/
Muskelee7117/
Mäckeler7116/
Makelesh7116/
Moquelet7115/
Makielie7115/
Moqhoele7113/
Mmaekele7110/
Mokaitle7110/
Mokeilai719/
Makehele719/
Mokallee717/
Moukelip715/
Makhoele714/
Makelech714/
Mok'hale713/
Mokholeh713/
Makhelet712/
Mouchele712/
Mekeuleu712/
Mokhohle712/
Mückeley712/
Mokhehli712/
Moichele712/
MacKeley711/
MacKelie711/
Mukkeele711/
Mokholee711/
Mokhelis711/
Makhelee711/
Moukaile711/
Moukelis711/
Mouketel711/
Moukeïla711/
Moukiela711/
Moykeila711/
Moikeila711/
Mekhoele711/
Mekielie711/
Makhelle711/
Moukehla711/
Mokisell711/
Mokoehli711/
Mokcaile711/
Mokehela711/
Mokgaile711/
Mokhihle711/
Mackelet711/
Mackiele711/
Mäkelä6720,049/
Makela6710,532/
Mchele678,121/
Mokili677,611/
Makale676,466/
Mukela675,192/
Makole674,687/
MacKle672,017/
Mekale671,843/
Mokoli671,280/
Mukile67949/
Mukeli67939/
Makeli67835/
Makile67712/
Mokila67532/
Makely67521/
Mekile67520/
Makhel67485/
Mokali67455/
Maqele67233/
Macele67211/
McKeil67191/
Mokoil67123/
Makhle67121/
Moucle67119/
Maqole6778/
Mecale6771/
Mekeli6761/
Mäkela6745/
Mokail6743/
Macole6738/
Mekole6735/
Mokhyl6728/
Mocale6721/
Mocquelet6717/
Moukeilla6714/
Mocelj6713/
Moqeli6710/
Mokhelooa678/
McKela677/
Makeal677/
Mecole676/
Mokuil675/
Mocole674/
Mhakle673/
Mekhaelle673/
Mokhil672/
Mckyle672/
Makeil672/
Moceli672/
Moqhel672/
Makcle671/
Meekeelee671/
McElle671/
Mokily671/
McKile671/
Mokoly671/
Makelä671/
Makeyl671/
Mucele671/
Mouhkeila671/
Moukkeila671/
Moqale671/
Moqole671/
Mokolé671/
Mäkleä671/
Mökelä671/
Mackielie671/
Mocely670/
MacKeeley670/

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Footnotes

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