Mokha Surname
Approximately 15,071 people bear this surname
Mokha Surname User-submission:
Mokha is a bit uncommon surname used by Sikhs, mostly seen in the one's who have roots in Pakistan and can now be seen in Pakistan and India both. It is believed to be originated from coffee traders from Mokha in Yemen, who used to travel to Pakistan and nearby areas to trade coffee and got the name from the mokha in Yemen.
Read More About This SurnameMokha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11,255 | 1:15,872 | 1,019 |
| India | 2,578 | 1:297,543 | 16,781 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Ukraine | 89 | 1:511,491 | 58,346 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
Mokha (3,853) may also be a first name.
Mokha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mokha is a bit uncommon surname used by Sikhs, mostly seen in the one's who have roots in Pakistan and can now be seen in Pakistan and India both. It is believed to be originated from coffee traders from Mokha in Yemen, who used to travel to Pakistan and nearby areas to trade coffee and got the name from the mokha in Yemen.
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Mokha Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Mokha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokha (Arabic: موكهي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺎ, Hindi: मोखा, Marathi: मोखा, Oriya: େମାଖ, Russian: Моха) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mokha.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokha? popularity and diffusion
Mokha is the 35,095th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 483,548 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Mokha are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mokha is also the 113,136th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 3,853 people.
The surname Mokha is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11,255 people, or 1 in 15,872. In Pakistan Mokha is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside, Sindh, where 0 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.
Mokha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Mokha surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mokha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.69% less than the national average, earning R 29,256 per year; in United States they earn 65.26% more than the national average, earning $71,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,076 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mokha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mokha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺨﺎ | mkha | - |
| Mokha in the Hindi language | ||
| मोखा | mokha | 99.53 |
| मौखा | maukha | 0.47 |
| Mokha in the Marathi language | ||
| मोखा | mokha | 98.03 |
| मोका | moka | 0.79 |
| मुखा | mukha | 0.79 |
| मोक्षा | moksa | 0.39 |
| Mokha in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଖ | emakha | 50 |
| େମାଖା | emakha | 50 |
| Mokha in the Russian language | ||
| Моха | moha | - |
| Mokha in the Arabic language | ||
| موكهي | mwkhy | - |
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