Mokwa Surname
Approximately 3,768 people bear this surname
Mokwa Surname User-submission:
(Polish) The Mokwa surname is found in Prussia and southern Poland. It means a 'wet area', like a 'marsh'.
Mokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,150 | 1:47,111 | 5,995 |
| Poland | 988 | 1:38,470 | 6,015 |
| DR Congo | 759 | 1:97,338 | 10,981 |
| Brazil | 394 | 1:543,336 | 20,359 |
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mokwa (186) may also be a first name.
Mokwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Polish) The Mokwa surname is found in Prussia and southern Poland. It means a 'wet area', like a 'marsh'.
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Average Mokwa Salary in
United States
$38,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mokwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mokwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 121,530th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,934,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Mokwa are found; 31 percent are found in Southern Africa and 31 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mokwa is also the 667,122nd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 186 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,150 people, or 1 in 47,111. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 42 percent live, Northern Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Mokwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mokwa last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mokwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.38% less than the national average, earning R 113,172 per year and in United States they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $38,661 USD per year.
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