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 last name Mokoshi (Marathi: मोकोशी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokoshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mokoshi is the 1,348,199th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Mokoshi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mokoshi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname Mokoshi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Mokoshi is most prevalent in: Niger, where 85 percent are found, Kaduna, where 7 percent are found and Zamfara, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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