Mokuwe Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mokuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4431:122,29714,473
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mokuwe Last Name Facts

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

Mokuwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokuwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokuwe is the 628,294th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mokuwe reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mokuwe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 122,297. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mokuwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mokuwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.02% less than the national average, earning R 95,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhuwe925/
Mokuwey921/
Mokuwa831,656/
Makuwe831,400/
Mukuwe831,212/
Mokowe83984/
Mokuve8344/
Mekuwe833/
Mokiwe831/
Mokhuwa7749/
Makouwe7734/
Mukuswe7714/
Mukhuwe774/
Mokhowe774/
Mokeube774/
Makuywe771/
Mokouwa771/
Makauwe771/
Makuwei771/
Makhuwe771/
Moukube771/
Mokhiwe771/
Makuhwe771/
Makuw731/
Moukoube7127/
Mokhuiwa714/
Mhookauw711/
Mokhouwa711/
Makouweh711/
Mahkuweh711/
Makuwa6716,019/
Mukuwa675,560/
Mukuve672,847/
Makowe67881/
Makuve67650/
Makuwi67211/
Mukowe6759/
Mekuve6712/
Mocube676/
Mokuva676/
Moskuwich675/
Mukuwi673/
Mokowi672/
Macowe671/
Mucuwe671/
Makiwe671/

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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 Mokuwe
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