Mokubu Surname

92,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Mokubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,9021:26,0802,699
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Mokubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokubu is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mokubu is the 92,251st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,406,591 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mokubu reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 4,902 people, or 1 in 26,080. In Japan it is most frequent in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 18 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhubu92402/
Mokgubu927/
Mohukubu8671/
Mukubu8316,022/
Makubu831,638/
Mokobu8370/
Moukoubou801/
Makhubu7713,731/
Mukhubu77178/
Makuebu77104/
Mokoebu7713/
Moikobu7710/
Mmakubu778/
Makubui777/
Mokobuy776/
Mokobui774/
Mokhobu773/
Mokoobu771/
Makuhbu771/
Maskubu771/
Mcubu735/
Makoubou7112/
Makeubou7110/
Makuebou7110/
Mekeubou712/
Mekoubou712/
Makoubeu712/
Mmakhubu711/
Makhubud711/
Makaubus711/
Makuibou711/
Mak'hubu711/
Mahukubu711/
Makibu6763/
Makobu6745/
Mukobu6735/
Maqobu674/
Macubu673/
Mackoubou671/

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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 Mokubu
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