Moko Surname
Approximately 12,888 people bear this surname
Moko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,634 | 1:28,048 | 3,521 |
| Indonesia | 2,390 | 1:55,334 | 6,131 |
| Cameroon | 1,867 | 1:11,124 | 1,494 |
| South Africa | 1,247 | 1:43,446 | 5,543 |
| Benin | 885 | 1:11,679 | 1,600 |
| Nigeria | 606 | 1:292,315 | 16,423 |
| Uganda | 580 | 1:67,309 | 7,561 |
| Kenya | 432 | 1:106,898 | 9,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 418 | 1:19,506 | 2,007 |
| Congo | 357 | 1:13,975 | 1,757 |
| Tanzania | 321 | 1:164,927 | 14,641 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Burkina Faso | 152 | 1:120,738 | 3,458 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| Liberia | 83 | 1:53,115 | 4,716 |
| Ivory Coast | 61 | 1:378,217 | 13,194 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Mokó (29) are calculated separately.
Moko (4,463) may also be a first name.
Moko Demographics
Moko Political Affiliation
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Moko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moko (Georgian: მოკო, Hindi: मोको, Marathi: मोको, Russian: Моко) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as: Mokó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,644th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 565,452 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Moko reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Moko is also the 103,085th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 4,463 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,634 people, or 1 in 28,048. Without taking into account The DR Congo Moko occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Moko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moko surname grew 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Moko surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.41% less than the national average, earning R 141,612 per year; in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.65% more than the national average, earning $62,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moko in the Georgian language | ||
| მოკო | moko | - |
| Moko in the Hindi language | ||
| मोको | moko | - |
| Moko in the Marathi language | ||
| मोको | moko | - |
| Moko in the Russian language | ||
| Моко | moko | - |
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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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- 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 Moko
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