Mokiwa Surname

105,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mokiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,1831:12,6561,645
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mokiwa (272) may also be a first name.

Mokiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,519th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,642,449 people. The surname Mokiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokiwa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 538,995th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 272 people.

The surname Mokiwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,183 people, or 1 in 12,656. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 37 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mokiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mokiwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokaiwa92238/
Mookiwa9264/
Mockiwa925/
Mokhiwa923/
Mmokiwa921/
Mokoiwa921/
Mokhuiwa864/
Moukaiwa861/
Makiwa838,099/
Mukiwa831,741/
Mokuwa831,656/
Mekiwa833/
Mokiva833/
Mociwa831/
Mokiwe831/
Mokewa831/
Mochiwa77397/
Makhiwa77306/
Mokieva77115/
Mukaiwa77104/
Mokhuwa7749/
Makaiwa7729/
Makiwai778/
Mokojwa777/
Mokaiwe773/
Mokiwoi772/
Moqoiwa772/
Makoiwa772/
Mokuwah772/
Mukoiwa772/
Mukhiwa772/
Moskewa771/
Mukeiwa771/
Mokhiwe771/
Mokoiba771/
Makuiwa771/
Moukiba771/
Mukiwaa771/
Mukuiwa771/
Makiwah771/
Makiwad771/
Mciwa7329/
Makchiwa7138/
Mokkieva7114/
Mokhivad719/
Mukichwa714/
Moceiwai714/
Mokhajwa714/
Mokhieva713/
Mokhiova712/
Mukihwai711/
Mokhewad711/
Moukaiba711/
Makaiwai711/
Mokhojwa711/
Makuwa6716,019/
Mchiwa673,416/
Makiva67578/
Mukewa67515/
Makewa67474/
Mekuwa6730/
Mekewa6724/
Makywa6710/
Mokuva676/
Mokeva676/
Mekiwo675/
Mukiwe673/
Mukiva673/
Mokewo672/
Maqiwa671/
Makiwo671/
Makiwe671/
Mokewe671/
Meqiwa671/
Moqiba671/
Mashkiwah671/
McKiva670/

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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 Mokiwa
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