Moketo Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moketo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moketo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2401:8,4691,902
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Botswana441:49,7039,263
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

Moketo (70) may also be a first name.

Moketo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moketo is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moketo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 798,040th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. Moketo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moketo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moketo is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 70 people.

The surname Moketo is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 8,469. In Lesotho Moketo is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 40 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 33 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 18 percent live. Apart from Lesotho it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.

Moketo Last Name Statistics demography

Moketo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.19% less than the national average, earning R 66,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouketo921,642/
Moketoa92128/
Mokaeto9222/
Mokheto926/
Moketou926/
Mosketo921/
Motketo921/
Moketho921/
Mouketou862,401/
Mokhetho86142/
Moucketo8673/
Mokhetoa8634/
Mokgetho8630/
Mokethoa866/
Moiketoa861/
Moeketho861/
Mokoto838,175/
Maketo835,314/
Moketa83815/
Muketo83309/
Mokato83299/
Mokito83213/
Moceto835/
Moucketou80910/
Moukietou80812/
Mokhethoa80101/
Moscketto804/
Mousketos801/
Muketoi77521/
Mokhito77200/
Mokotoi77140/
Muokoto7785/
Mokhoto7741/
Makheto7734/
Maketho7727/
Mokhato7724/
Mukieto7721/
Mouketa7718/
Makgeto7717/
Moukoto7712/
Mokotto7711/
Mokitto779/
Mhokoto778/
Moukato777/
Mokotho777/
Mokitou776/
Maketoi775/
Moceato773/
Maketoy772/
Makeato772/
Mokeeta771/
Mokgeta771/
Moqetho771/
Mokaeta771/
Mokeita771/
Moketaz771/
Meketoh771/
Moketha771/
Maketoa771/
Mukheto771/
Mokyoto771/
Macketo771/
Mouckeytou752/
Makgetho71523/
Mokhotho71280/
Makhetho71125/
Mosqueto7140/
Mukhetho7127/
Mokoetha7122/
Mokhetha7113/
Mokgetha719/
Mokhatho718/
Mochetto712/
Maketo'a711/
Moukotto711/
Moukétou711/
Mokattou711/
Mookesta711/
Mokhitos711/
Moukatou711/
Maketoop711/
Macoetto711/
Maketa676,921/
Makoto675,764/
Macoto671,374/
Makito671,353/
Muketa671,240/
Makato671,079/
Mokota67883/
Maceto67800/
Mokata67712/
Mokita67278/
Mocchetto67252/
Meketa67228/
Mocito67117/
Mosquetto6798/
Mukito6790/
Mecato6780/
Mekoto6778/
Maqoto6736/
Mokhoetha6714/
Mekito679/
Mocoto677/
Mousketas675/
Moceta673/
Macketoch671/
Mokotó671/
Mouckétou671/

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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 Moketo
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