Mokelu Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mokelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mokelu Last Name Facts

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

Mokelu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Mokelu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mokelu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Mokelu is most numerous in: Kogi, where 31 percent are found, Plateau, where 21 percent are found and Kano, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Mokelu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muokelu925/
Mokaelu921/
Mmuokelu861/
Mokheleu861/
Mokalu833,709/
Mokolu8382/
Mokilu8369/
Makelu8367/
Mukelu8342/
Moukeylou8010/
Moukeilou809/
Mokalui7730/
Mokalau7711/
Mokallu7710/
Mokilau7710/
Mokailu779/
Mokolou775/
Mochelu773/
Mokkalu773/
Mokolau773/
Makelou773/
Makeleu772/
Mokyolu771/
Mekeleu771/
Mokhalu771/
Mokilou771/
Mekaelu771/
Moskilu771/
Mukkelu771/
Mokkolu771/
Mukeleu771/
Mcelu73389/
Moukilou711,458/
Makeuleu7124/
Moukalou718/
Mokkollu714/
Mohkailu713/
Mekeuleu712/
Mokailou711/
Makalu672,344/
Makolu67426/
Moukailou6793/
Mukilu6779/
Mekalu6750/
Makilu6739/
Moukaylou6711/
Macolu674/
Mekolu673/
Mocalu672/
Mekilu671/
Moukaîlou671/
Mocolu671/

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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 Mokelu
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