Mokgethwa Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mokgethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokgethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5191:104,38912,623
Botswana1271:17,2203,386

Mokgethwa (571) may also be a first name.

Mokgethwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokgethwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokgethwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 507,320th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokgethwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mokgethwa is also the 350,891st most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 571 people.

Mokgethwa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 104,389. In South Africa Mokgethwa is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Limpopo, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 20 percent reside.

Mokgethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mokgethwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.04% less than the national average, earning R 149,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokgetwa9427/
Mogethwa946/
Mokgothwa896/
Makgethwa893/
Mokgethwe891/
Mogetwa881/
Mokgotwa824/
Mogothwa822/
Makgetwa822/
Mogotwa752/
Mogatwa751/
Makgotwa7128/
Mokgetui711/
Magedwa633/
Mogoidwa591/
Mugidwa5030/
Magadwa502/
Mogodua501/
Magatua501/

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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 Mokgethwa
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