Mokena Surname
Approximately 713 people bear this surname
Mokena Surname User-submission:
The Mokena surname means 'turtle'.
Mokena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 200 | 1:885,714 | 38,609 |
| Lesotho | 138 | 1:14,729 | 3,223 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Mokena (280) may also be a first name.
Mokena Surname Meaning
Mokena Demographics
Average Mokena Salary in
South Africa
R 69,132
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mokena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokena (Hindi: मोकेना) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mokena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokena? popularity and diffusion
Mokena is the 470,770th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mokena are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 530,161st most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 280 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria Mokena is most numerous in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Mokena Last Name Statistics demography
Mokena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.91% less than the national average, earning R 69,132 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mokena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mokena in the Hindi language | ||
| मोकेना | mokena | - |
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Footnotes
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