Mokeng Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mokeng (22) may also be a first name.

Mokeng Last Name Facts

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

Mokeng (Hindi: मोकेंग) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 615,220th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname Mokeng is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mokeng are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 222,040. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 68 percent live, North West, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 43 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Mokeng Last Name Statistics demography

Mokeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning R 116,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mookeng9277/
Mokoeng9251/
Mmokeng9228/
Mokueng9219/
Moukeng9210/
Mhokeng922/
Moekeng922/
Mokkeng921/
Mokengue861/
Mokcheng861/
Mukeng831,504/
Makeng831,186/
Mekeng83551/
Moking837/
Moceng836/
Mékeng831/
Moukengue805,348/
Muoykheng801/
Mocking77360/
Makoeng77199/
Mokenke7724/
Maakeng7724/
Makaeng7723/
Mooking7721/
Mmakeng7718/
Makueng7716/
Maukeng778/
Makieng777/
Makeung775/
Mouceng773/
Mokuing773/
Meukeng772/
Mehkeng772/
Mekieng772/
Mokyong771/
Mokiong771/
Mekueng771/
Mukueng771/
Mouking771/
Makengh771/
Maekeng771/
Mahkeng771/
MacKeng770/
Mekng731/
Makengue7147/
Moecking713/
Mookyong712/
Muikheng711/
Mukengue711/
Mahakeng711/
Making671,738/
Meking67511/
Muking67105/
Mcenge6785/
McKing6759/
Maceng6735/
Möking679/
Muceng675/
Makemg672/
Meqing671/
Makenk671/
Maqeng671/
Mäking671/
Moqing671/
Madkng671/

Mokeng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokeng in the Hindi language
मोकेंगmokenga-

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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 Mokeng
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