Mokeretla Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokeretla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokeretla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5141:105,40412,740
Lesotho3891:5,2251,068
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mokeretla (32) may also be a first name.

Mokeretla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokeretla occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokeretla? popularity and diffusion

Mokeretla is the 391,429th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokeretla are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 514 people, or 1 in 105,404. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa Mokeretla occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 43 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Mokeretla Last Name Statistics demography

Mokeretla earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.18% less than the national average, earning R 125,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokeretle896/
Mokiritla7832/
Mokorotla781/
Mokretali781/
Mekertal711/
Mokorotlo67362/
Mokorutlo6711/
Machertla671/
Micorettl671/
Mukritala671/
Mokorotlho635/
Makorotlo561/

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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 Mokeretla
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