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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Mokwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mokwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,530th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,934,062 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Mokwa live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 186 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,150 people, or 1 in 47,111. In South Africa Mokwa is primarily found in: North West, where 42 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Mokwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mokwa are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% being registered to vote for the political 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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