Mokhethwa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mokhethwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokhethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404

Mokhethwa (20) may also be a first name.

Mokhethwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokhethwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mokhethwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhethwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokhethwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Mokhethwa is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 66 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside.

Mokhethwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mokhethwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.61% less than the national average, earning R 148,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhetwa9421/
Mukhethwa8916/
Moketwa88131/
Mokoetwa821/
Mukhetwa821/
Makhetwa821/
Makhetwat78208/
Makhethua781/
Mokgethwe781/
Muketwa75256/
Maketwa7577/
Mokotwa7521/
Mcethwa751/
Mchithwa71554/
Muchetwa71296/
Makhetwi7155/
Moukitwa711/
Maketwah711/
Makhetwip674/

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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 Mokhethwa
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