Mokem Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mokem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mokem (30) may also be a first name.

Mokem Last Name Facts

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

Mokem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokem is the 1,391,595th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mokem live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mokem is also the 1,911,214th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 166,153. In Cameroon Mokem is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 32 percent live and Northwest Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokiem91222/
Mokeme91118/
Mokeem9196/
Mookem9165/
Moukem9117/
Muokem9110/
Moskem913/
Mokcem913/
Mokkem911/
Mokhem911/
Muokeme8315/
Mokheem839/
Moukeme839/
Mookkem835/
Mosckem832/
Moskeim831/
Mhokeem831/
Mokheme831/
Mohkeem831/
Mokim805,950/
Mukem80944/
Mekem80619/
Makem80514/
Moqem8011/
Mookkhem771/
Mukeem732,222/
Makeme73643/
Makcem73183/
Moekim73180/
Mukeme73158/
Mookim73157/
Moqeem73151/
Moukim73137/
Mokime73119/
Meckem7360/
Mokhim7327/
MacKem7326/
Makeem7314/
Makkem7313/
Mukkem7312/
Makhem7311/
Moikim735/
Mohkim734/
Mokaim732/
Mokiom732/
Mekeum732/
Meukem732/
Mojkim732/
Mokkim732/
Matkem732/
Mochem732/
Mokyom731/
Mukhem731/
Mukiem731/
Makeim731/
Meekem731/
Mooqem731/
Moqhem731/
Mekiem731/
Makiem731/
Makeum731/
Maakem731/
Mouchem67353/
Mukkhem6781/
Mosquem6776/
Mukheem6775/
Makheme6750/
Moqueem6734/
Mukhiem679/
Moqheem676/
Mouqeem673/
MacKiem672/
Mukqeem671/
Makheem671/
Moqueam671/
Mukkeem671/
Mouhkim671/
Modtkim671/
Mokhime671/
Maakeme671/
Mukheme671/
Moukiom671/
Mahakem671/
Makhiem671/

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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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  • 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 Mokem
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