Mokume Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mokume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan901:1,420,49223,784
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Mokumé (1) are calculated separately.

Mokume Last Name Facts

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

Mokume is most common in Japan. It may also occur as a variant: Mokumé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokume is the 1,300,225th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Mokume are found; 52 percent are found in East Asia and 52 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Mokume is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,420,492. In Japan Mokume is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 74 percent live and Kagawa Prefecture, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Mokume Last Name Statistics demography

Mokume earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.94% less than the national average, earning R 59,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokumé941/
Mokumei9221/
Mokueme921/
Mokhume921/
Mokumie921/
Mokumea921/
Mokum91461/
Makume834,644/
Mokome831,211/
Mokuma831,083/
Mukume83745/
Mokumi83200/
Mokime83119/
Mokkum8391/
Mekume8325/
Mookum8313/
Mokoum836/
Mocume835/
Moukum832/
Mokhum831/
Moykum831/
Moukoumei801/
Makumea77117/
Moukoum77103/
Mokhuma77100/
Mokouma7766/
Mocumie7757/
Makhume7740/
Mookome7727/
Makoume7716/
Maakume777/
Moodkum776/
Mukuume773/
Makeume772/
Makuime771/
Mokhime771/
Moukome771/
Mokomey771/
Mokoumi771/
Mukaume771/
Muikume771/
Mekuime771/
Makumie771/
Mokomme771/
Mookhum771/
Mhodkum771/
Mokom731,741/
Makum73348/
Mocum731/
Moukoumi71307/
Moukouma71154/
Mokhomme718/
Moukomey712/
Mekoumme711/
Moukoumy711/
Mouhkime711/
Mecoumie711/
Makhumme711/
Mchome678,992/
Mukuma678,513/
Mokoma676,158/
Mocumi675,049/
Makumi674,784/
Makuma673,456/
Mukome671,585/
Makome671,476/
Mukumi67298/
Makhum67262/
Macome67172/
Mokomi6782/
Mokhom6768/
Makoum6763/
Makime6746/
Mahkum6746/
Mekumi6728/
Maakum6727/
Moukom6726/
McHume6723/
Mouckomey6718/
Mockom6710/
Mokimi6710/
Makkum677/
MacKum677/
Makaum677/
Makuim673/
Macume672/
Macoum672/
Mookom672/
Moocum671/
Mokkom671/
Mocome671/
Mokoem671/
Mogkom671/
Mucume671/
Moikom671/
Mokoom671/
Moqime671/
Mchoum671/
Makeum671/

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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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  • 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 Mokume
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