Mokwae Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mokwae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokwae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900

Mokwae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokwae is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mokwae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokwae? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Mokwae is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Mokwae reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mokwae is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found.

Mokwae Last Name Statistics demography

Mokwae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.75% less than the national average, earning R 52,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhwae92273/
Mokwahe924/
Makwae83561/
Mokweu833/
Mocwae831/
Mongwae773/
Makwahe771/
Muokwoe771/
Makhwae771/
Makwaer771/
Mokweyie711/
Mokweuye711/
Mokuoe6716/
Magwae675/
Mocweu672/
Mogweu672/
Mokuai671/
Makuae671/
Makweu671/

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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 Mokwae
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