Mokuku Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1331:15,2823,323
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mokuku (20) may also be a first name.

Mokuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokuku is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mokuku live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 15,282. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 24 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 24 percent live and Berea District, where 22 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Mokuku Last Name Statistics demography

Mokuku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.65% less than the national average, earning R 38,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokukhu921/
Motkuku921/
Mokhukhu8623/
Mokoukou861/
Makuku833,119/
Mukuku832,709/
Mokoku8341/
Mocuku831/
Mekuku831/
Makhuku7765/
Makukhu779/
Mekukcu776/
Makuuku776/
Makuiku774/
Makukut772/
Mekukou771/
Mekukeu771/
Makueku771/
Makouku771/
Makukgu771/
Mokgaukgau755/
Mokhaukhau752/
Mcuku7328/
Makaukau71140/
Makoukou7179/
Makhukhu7156/
Mekuikeu7110/
Matkukhu711/
Mekeukeu711/
Makoukeu711/
Makeukeu711/
Makoku67194/
Mukoku67146/
Mackaukau6761/
Mecuku6746/
Mucuku6719/
Moukoukou6718/
Macuku678/
Mucoku671/
Makucu671/

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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
  • 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 Mokuku
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