Mokoshi Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Mokoshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mokoshi (34) may also be a first name.
Mokoshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokoshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokoshi (Marathi: मोकोशी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mokoshi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokoshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mokoshi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mokoshi is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 34 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 85 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Zamfara, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Mokoshi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mokoshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mokoshi in the Marathi language | ||
| मोकोशी | mokosi | - |
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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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- 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 Mokoshi
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