Mokema Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho661:30,7965,791
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mokema (82) may also be a first name.

Mokema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokema is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokema? popularity and diffusion

Mokema is the 1,353,468th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokema live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most common given name worldwide, held by 82 people.

The surname Mokema is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 30,796. In Lesotho Mokema is mostly found in: Berea District, where 94 percent are found, Leribe District, where 5 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Mokema exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Mokema Last Name Statistics demography

Mokema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.38% less than the national average, earning R 96,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhema92415/
Mokoema9269/
Moukema9254/
Mokgema927/
Mockema921/
Mokeema921/
Moskema921/
Mookema921/
Mokemah921/
Mokhoema86207/
Moukeima861/
Mokoma836,158/
Mokemo831,698/
Makema83772/
Mokima83713/
Mukema83606/
Mokama83386/
Mokeme83118/
Mokemi8338/
Mekema837/
McKema831/
Moqema831/
Mocema831/
Moukemaha802/
Makhema771,176/
Mokhoma77231/
Mokiemo7780/
Moikima7762/
Mukemay7755/
Mochema7749/
Makgema7743/
Mukemai7727/
Muokeme7715/
Makemai7712/
Moukeme779/
Mukemma777/
Mokhama774/
Mokioma774/
Mokhemi773/
McKemma772/
Makemau772/
Makaema772/
Mekemea772/
Moukemi772/
Mokoima772/
Makoema772/
Mokhemo772/
Makemga771/
Makemma771/
Mukeema771/
Moikama771/
Mokamma771/
Mookama771/
Mookemi771/
Mokgemi771/
Makiema771/
Moukima771/
Moukoma771/
Moekama771/
Mekeuma771/
Mockoma771/
Mhukema771/
Mokomai771/
Mokqama771/
Mokheme771/
Mokhima771/
Mcema731/
Mokhemer71123/
Mokhomma7120/
Mookamma715/
Moukemou714/
Mukemath713/
Makkemma711/
Meckemma711/
Moukahma711/
Moukaima711/
Makhoema711/
Mokkhoma711/
Mackemat711/
Mukemi67687/
Makeme67643/
Mukemo67601/
Mukima67533/
Mchema67387/
Makemo67340/
Mekoma67293/
Mokomo67248/
Mukeme67158/
Mekama67139/
Mokime67119/
Mucema6772/
Mokamo6771/
Macema6720/
Makemi6718/
Mokimi6710/
Mekima6710/
Moqoma6710/
Mocama675/
Mokimo674/
Mukemy674/
Mekemo674/
Mokheimer674/
Moukhamay671/
Muqema671/
Mecoma671/
Mocima671/
Moqemi671/
Moqama671/
Makemy671/

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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 Mokema
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