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
Average Moko Salary in
United States
$35,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moko (Georgian: მოკო, Hindi: मोको, Marathi: मोको, Russian: Моко) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant: Mokó. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moko? popularity and diffusion
Moko is the 40,644th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 565,452 people. Moko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Moko reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,085th most widespread first name globally, borne by 4,463 people.
Moko is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,634 people, or 1 in 28,048. Outside of The DR Congo Moko occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Moko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moko surname increased 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Moko surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with 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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