Mokwa Surname

121,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Poland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1501:47,1115,995
Poland9881:38,4706,015
DR Congo7591:97,33810,981
Brazil3941:543,33620,359
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Moekwa91511/
Mokwai91469/
Mokwah91279/
Mokgwa91161/
Mookwa91152/
Moukwa9191/
Mokwea9142/
Mokhwa9116/
Monkwa916/
Mockwa913/
Mhokwa912/
Muokwa912/
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Mokhwai8341/
Mokwaya8311/
Mokwais839/
Mokwaai836/
Mokwahe834/
Mokgwas833/
Mokweha833/
Moskwat831/
Monqkwa831/
Mmookwa831/
Mokua8019,471/
Makwa803,067/
Mukwa802,921/
Mokwe802,146/
Mekwa801,263/
Mogwa80667/
Mokwi8046/
Mokwo8024/
Moqwa8023/
Mocwa807/
Mokgwioa778/
Mmekwa731,358/
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Muokwe73340/
Mokgwe73257/
Mokwue73204/
Mukwai73198/
Makgwa73190/
Makwai73153/
Mmokwe73147/
Mekwai73141/
Mogwai73140/
Mokuoa73139/
Mhekwa73105/
Mukwat73101/
Makwah7377/
Moukwe7352/
Mekgwa7344/
Mmakwa7342/
Mookwe7330/
Maekwa7328/
Mokwei7327/
Makwau7326/
Maukwa7319/
Makhwa7314/
Mukwah7313/
Makway7311/
Mhakwa7311/
Mougwa7311/
Mhukwa738/
Maakwa737/
Mokwes734/
Mokweu733/
Moskua733/
Moukwi733/
Mukwau732/
Mokwuo732/
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Mogwas732/
Makwaj731/
Moskwi731/
Mukway731/
Mogway731/
Monkwo731/
Mokwey731/
Mokwop731/
Mukwaa731/
Mukwad731/
Mukwaz731/
Moghwa731/
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Mgocwa731/
Mgogwa731/
Mgukwa731/
Makqwa731/
Muukwa731/
Modkwe731/
Mmokwo731/
Mmukwa731/
Moqwai731/
Moukua731/
Muckway6741/
Mackway6726/
Mmuokwe6722/
Muokwue6721/
Mukwash6721/
Mhongwa6720/
Mahakwa6712/
Makgwai6711/
Moungwa675/
Monkwey674/
Makwaai674/
Moukwue673/
Mokwood672/
Mankwah672/
Meekway672/
Mukwaai672/
Makhwah671/
Makwaha671/
Mheukwa671/
Mushkwa671/
Maekwai671/
M'Mekwa671/
Makwaah671/
Makwahe671/
Makwait671/
Mongwah671/
Mongwea671/
Monkwoh671/
Mukwaja671/
Muokweh671/
Monngwa671/
Mmokgwe671/
Mekkway671/
Maakgwa671/
Musgkwa671/
Musckwa671/
Mogwaya671/
Mokwuey671/
Mokhwei671/
Mokuayi671/
Mmonkwe671/
Mmoukwe671/
Mekwhai671/
Mashkwa671/
Maeckwa671/
Meckway670/

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