Mokena Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokena Surname User-submission:

The Mokena surname means 'turtle'.

Mokena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2001:885,71438,609
Lesotho1381:14,7293,223
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Botswana991:22,0904,408
India681:11,280,373208,492
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Mokena (280) may also be a first name.

Mokena Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mokena surname means 'turtle'.

- kokie

Mokena Last Name Facts

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

Mokena (Hindi: मोकेना) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mokena is the 470,770th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mokena live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 280 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria Mokena is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokoena92213,942/
Mokeina92522/
Mokhena92276/
Mokenga92105/
Mockena9238/
Mokeuna9224/
Moukena9213/
Mokenai928/
Mokqena925/
Moekena925/
Mokaena923/
Mokegna922/
Mokkena921/
Mokeana921/
'Mokena921/
Mokeena921/
Moketna921/
Mokgena921/
Mok'hena8699/
Mokh'ena8622/
Moukenga8613/
Mokhoena867/
Moekoena866/
Moikoena862/
Moikenga861/
Mokoenaa861/
Mokkoena861/
Mokoenay861/
Mookoena861/
Makena8350,725/
Mukena8315,465/
Mokina833,570/
Mokana831,041/
Mokeni83453/
Mokene83314/
Mokona83251/
Mokyna83224/
Mekena83167/
Mokeno8337/
McKena8330/
Moqena8330/
Mocena8310/
Mokeny838/
Moikeenah8018/
Moukenass801/
Mookeenah801/
Makenga7736,088/
Mukeina7710,211/
Makkena778,403/
Mukenga774,837/
Mokengo771,094/
Mokenge77682/
Mokhina77662/
Makoena77190/
Mukhena77178/
Moykina77173/
Moskyna77167/
Mokenyo77124/
Mukeyna7762/
Mochena7761/
Makhena7760/
Mookana7757/
Makaena7755/
Mokonai7744/
Mukiena7741/
Moukene7737/
Mukkena7731/
Mokinga7728/
Maakena7727/
Mokhyna7727/
Mackena7726/
Mokaina7726/
Mokengi7721/
Makiena7721/
McKeena7720/
Maken'a7720/
Motkyna7720/
Mokanna7719/
Makeena7718/
Mokhana7715/
Makenah7711/
Moškina778/
Mokhene778/
Mekkena776/
Mokonea776/
Moikina775/
Moukeni775/
Moikyna775/
Mokkana774/
Mohcena774/
Makenai774/
Moqhena774/
Mokegno774/
Moukina773/
Mokoeno773/
Modkina772/
Makeyna772/
Mukeena772/
Makeina772/
Makgena772/
Moikana772/
Makeana771/
Mekeana771/
Moskene771/
Mockana771/
Mockina771/
Mokanay771/
Mokeane771/
Mokenee771/
Makenaa771/
Makeuna771/
Moşkina771/
Meukena771/
Mokinai771/
Mokenou771/
Mokenyi771/
Mokgene771/
Mukenai771/
Moekeni771/
Moekona771/
Mekeina771/
Mohkene771/
Moekana771/
Mokeano771/
Mokonna771/
Mokgina771/
Mokheni771/
Mokhona771/
Mmokina771/
Moqoena771/
McKeana770/
McKeina770/
Makenay770/
Mockenhaup753/
McEna7359/
Moshkina715,063/
Makhenga71732/
Mahakena71439/
Moshkyna71392/
Mochkina71104/
Mockiene7123/
Moukhina7123/
Mokienie7113/
Moukaina7110/
Mochkyna716/
Mackenga715/
Mos'kina714/
Mokhanai714/
Mockenhaupp713/
Mukheena713/
Makhenas713/
Mosquena713/
Mosckeni713/
Mmakoena712/
Mohykyna712/
Makkeana711/
Makkeena711/
Maskenas711/
McKenaie711/
Moiceana711/
Mokhanna711/
Mackenah711/
Maakenga711/
Makhetna711/
Makkenga711/
Moukenie711/
Moukiene711/
Moukigna711/
Moskoina711/
Mokoenei711/
Mokonnai711/
Mukengay711/
Mochenau711/
Mockiené711/
Mookanai711/
Mokhenge711/
Moskinas711/
Moukanah711/
Moukengo711/
Mockenhauph710/
MacKeana710/
Makeanay710/
Makina6734,318/
Macena6722,323/
Makana6710,297/
Makene678,070/
Mokono674,637/
Makona674,409/
Mokano672,896/
Mukina672,128/
Mekina671,877/
Mukeni671,440/
Mekana671,121/
Makeni67929/
Mukene67591/
Mchena67460/
Moqana67320/
Mukeno6783/
Mokini6781/
Mukeny6770/
Makeno6769/
Makyna6766/
Měkyna6759/
Mokine6750/
Mocina6748/
Maqena6744/
Mukyna6742/
Mokino6729/
Makeny6729/
Maqona6728/
McKina6713/
Moceni6713/
Mecana6711/
Mucena6710/
MacOna679/
Mekona676/
Moichkina675/
Maskenhas674/
Moukengou674/
McKana673/
Mouchkina673/
Moqene673/
McKene672/
Moschkina672/
Mocana672/
Mekeno672/
Moqina672/
Maskeenas671/
Muskeenap671/
Mockenich671/
Mocene671/
Mecona671/
Moutkaina671/
Mukenj671/
Mákina671/
Māķena671/
Mékina671/
Moukannaa671/
Moqona671/

Mokena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokena in the Hindi language
मोकेनाmokena-

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