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

The surname Mokume is most common in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms: Mokumé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokume is the 1,300,225th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Mokume reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 52 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,420,492. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 74 percent reside and Kagawa Prefecture, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Mokume
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