Mokete Surname

63,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4,1941:48516
South Africa2,5181:21,5162,725
Cameroon8911:23,3103,159
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
England111:5,065,278148,650
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mokete (18,488) may also be a first name.

Mokete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokete is found most in Lesotho. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokete? popularity and diffusion

Mokete is the 63,104th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 917,480 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokete live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 40,056th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 18,488 people.

The surname Mokete is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 4,194 people, or 1 in 485. In Lesotho Mokete is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 24 percent are found, Leribe District, where 23 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Mokete Last Name Statistics demography

Mokete earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.56% less than the national average, earning R 167,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukete92394/
Mokgete9220/
Mokhete9211/
Mokoete924/
Mokethe924/
Mmokete921/
Moekete921/
Moket914,179/
Mokgethe86190/
Mouketey8619/
Mokhethe8610/
Moukette864/
Mockette863/
Mokhetea862/
Mokhetei861/
Moekethe861/
Mokheter861/
Mekete8318,239/
Mukete837,861/
Mokate834,784/
Makete832,557/
Mocket83923/
Moketa83815/
Mokote83801/
Mocete83150/
Moketi8369/
Mouket8351/
Moiket8334/
Mokite8313/
Mokeet832/
Mokeed831/
Moqete831/
Mokhet831/
McKete830/
Mooket830/
Mokhethea80545/
Mokgethea806/
Mokhoethe805/
Mokhethei801/
Moquete775,989/
Mockett77925/
Moukite77349/
Mukethe77227/
Moketoa77128/
Mokgeti77104/
Mokheti7797/
Makhete7791/
Makoete7762/
Maketje7761/
Mukette7725/
Mouketa7718/
Mochete7711/
Mokoeti779/
Moqethe779/
Mokhate778/
Mhekete776/
Mokethi776/
Mokheet774/
Mooketi774/
Moskety774/
Mokketi773/
Mokoite773/
Mokhiet773/
Makgete772/
Moiketi772/
Maketed772/
Makeite772/
Muketeh771/
Mokeeta771/
Mokhite771/
Maketeh771/
Moukeut771/
Maekete771/
Makeute771/
Mouketé771/
Mookeut771/
Mokatea771/
Mokeita771/
Mukkete771/
Mocketi771/
Muskete771/
Moketha771/
Moukket771/
Mukhete771/
Meketie771/
Maketei771/
Mokoteu771/
Mokheth771/
Mokhethiea755/
Mokhetheea753/
Mokit73847/
Maket73492/
Moked73191/
McKet731/
Moqet731/
Mokhethi719,440/
Mokgethi716,033/
Makhethe71602/
Mosquete71497/
Moquette71300/
Moekotte71181/
Makgethe71103/
Mosketti7193/
Moqethei7149/
Mokhetoa7134/
Moskites7124/
Muckette7122/
Musketer7121/
Maketees7118/
Mokhetha7113/
Mokethoa716/
Makhoete714/
Mouskite714/
Mochethe714/
Moukieth714/
Mosketty714/
Mochette713/
Moukatte713/
Mokoethi713/
Mokhiter712/
Mahakete711/
Makkette711/
Muskette711/
Makeuteu711/
Moukotey711/
Moquiete711/
Muskeite711/
Moquetes711/
Mukhethe711/
Moiketoa711/
Mokeethi711/
Mokeheti711/
Mokgetui711/
Maketh678,041/
Mukite677,435/
Maketa676,921/
Mokati674,117/
Makate673,599/
Moquet671,811/
Mecate671,385/
Makote671,251/
Muketa671,240/
Macote67994/
Mokiti67800/
Mokoti67752/
Mchete67557/
Moukit67550/
Mochet67516/
Muketi67449/
Mouchette67428/
Maketi67283/
Mokita67278/
Moqate67189/
Mokoit67184/
Makite67164/
Moqeti67150/
MacKet67136/
Mocate67113/
Macete67112/
Mokhethoa67101/
Mcethe6787/
Moqeet6759/
Makhet6756/
Mosquetes6754/
Meketi6748/
Makiet6743/
Mokhed6732/
Mosquette6731/
Makket6729/
Mokait6726/
Mokhit6723/
Maqote6718/
Mocite6717/
Moscketti6713/
Moskaites6713/
Moqeed6711/
Makeit6710/
Moquettes678/
Mekate677/
Maqete677/
Mocote676/
Mockaites675/
Matket675/
Makeet675/
Moikit674/
Mohkit674/
Moucet673/
Mokith673/
Mokaty673/
Mokhyt673/
Mekyte672/
Mucete672/
Makeut672/
Makety672/
Mosckeiti671/
Mookit671/
Makhoethe671/
Makhethea671/
Mecote671/
Mouquette671/
Moqhethei671/
Mokotj671/
Mokhethii671/
Mokhiethi671/
Mokhoethi671/
Mukhejtee671/
Mekote671/
Mekite671/
Mokitt671/
Mokhaethi671/
Makget671/
Makett670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mokete
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