Mokua Surname

27,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mokua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya18,0531:2,558411
South Africa8521:63,5897,993
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mokua (4,971) may also be a first name.

Mokua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokua (Russian: Мокуа) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokua? popularity and diffusion

Mokua is the 27,609th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 374,277 people. The last name Mokua occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mokua are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,565th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 4,971 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 18,053 people, or 1 in 2,558. In Kenya Mokua is most common in: Kisii County, where 37 percent live, Nyamira County, where 32 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Not including Kenya Mokua exists in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Mokua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mokua surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mokua surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Mokua earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.9% less than the national average, earning R 152,328 per year and in United States they earn 28.78% more than the national average, earning $55,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokuoa91139/
Moskua913/
Mokuha912/
Mokwua912/
Moukua911/
Mokuayi831/
Makua8016,065/
Mokwa803,768/
Mukua801,116/
Mokuo80160/
Mogua80138/
Mocua8027/
Mekua803/
Moqua802/
Moigua735,270/
Mmokwa731,302/
Moguea731,012/
Moekwa73511/
Mokwai73469/
Makuoa73395/
Muukua73323/
Mokwah73279/
Moquay73219/
Mokgwa73161/
Mookwa73152/
Moukwa7391/
Moquea7346/
Moguad7343/
Mokwea7342/
Makkua7328/
Makuay7325/
Mankua7323/
Mosqua7317/
Mokuoe7316/
Mougwa7311/
Monkwa736/
Mmakua734/
Makuah733/
Mokweu733/
Mockwa733/
Mhokwa732/
Mougua732/
Muokwa732/
Moguat732/
Mokwuo732/
Mohkwa732/
Moquah731/
Mukuas731/
Mokwaj731/
Maukua731/
Moukuo731/
Moñcua731/
Moscua731/
Mukuah731/
Mukuay731/
Mukuea731/
Munkua731/
Moghua731/
Moguay731/
Moguoa731/
Makuae731/
Mukuoa731/
Moikwa731/
Moguas731/
Mokwas731/
Mokwau731/
Mosquea673,820/
Mongkuo6760/
Moquatt6719/
Moquais6718/
Moiguah6715/
Makkuea6715/
Mankuah6710/
Mokwais679/
Moquait677/
Mokwaai676/
Makouha676/
Moungwa675/
Mouguah674/
Mokwahe674/
Mouguas673/
Mokgwas673/
Mosquat672/
Mougbay672/
Moqueas672/
Makuatt672/
Mahakua671/
Makuath671/
Moguaha671/
Moguahe671/
Mougbah671/
Muoguha671/
Makuhay671/
Mouguaz671/
Moskwat671/
Monqkwa671/
Monghua671/
Monguah671/
Mojngua671/
Mukuaij671/
Muongua671/
Mmookwa671/
Moungua671/
Makuaat671/
MacKuay670/

Mokua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokua in the Russian language
Мокуаmokua-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mokua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis