Moketu Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moketu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Moketu Last Name Facts

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

Moketu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moketu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Moketu reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo Moketu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokaetu9228/
Moketou926/
Mokoetu925/
Motketu924/
Mokgetu921/
Mouketou862,401/
Mokhethu867/
Mokgethu862/
Mokgetui861/
Maketu83923/
Muketu83120/
Mokatu8329/
Meketu8311/
Mokotu833/
Mokitu831/
Moucketou80910/
Moukietou80812/
Mokhatu771,326/
Makketu77201/
Mukhetu77103/
Mokhotu7768/
Mokitou776/
Matketu774/
Mekketu774/
Mokothu772/
Mokoteu771/
Makethu771/
Mouckeytou752/
Mcetu731/
Mokhothu715,070/
Mahaketu7165/
Makhethu718/
Mokhathu714/
Mokyothu712/
Moukatou711/
Mokhithu711/
Mokhatau711/
Makeitup711/
Mokattou711/
Mokhotuu711/
Mokhotau711/
Mokhohtu711/
Mokhodtu711/
Moukétou711/
Makeuteu711/
Makatu673,776/
Makitu672,101/
Muqetu6712/
Makotu674/
Mukitu673/
Mcethu672/
Mekatu672/
Mocatu671/
Makheatau671/
Mekitu671/
Maqotu671/
Mouckétou671/
Mocitu671/
Mucetu671/

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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
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  • 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 Moketu
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