Mokwai Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

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

Mokwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4681:115,76413,831
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mokwai (105) may also be a first name.

Mokwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokwai occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,988th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokwai reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mokwai is also the 920,134th most widely held given name globally, borne by 105 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 115,764. In South Africa Mokwai is most numerous in: North West, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mokwai occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mokwai Last Name Statistics demography

Mokwai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63% less than the national average, earning R 87,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokwayi9299/
Mokhwai9241/
Mokwais929/
Mokwaai926/
Mokwa913,768/
Mokwi9146/
Mmokwa831,302/
Moekwa83511/
Mokwah83279/
Mukwai83198/
Mokgwa83161/
Makwai83153/
Mookwa83152/
Mekwai83141/
Mogwai83140/
Moukwa8391/
Mokwea8342/
Mokwei8327/
Mokhwa8316/
Monkwa836/
Moukwi833/
Mockwa833/
Mhokwa832/
Muokwa832/
Mohkwa832/
Mokwua832/
Moskwi831/
Mokwaj831/
Moikwa831/
Mokwas831/
Mokwau831/
Moqwai831/
Mokweya77610/
Makwaia77244/
Mukwayi77198/
Makwayi7786/
Mokwaya7711/
Makgwai7711/
Mokwaye779/
Mokwiya775/
Mokwahe774/
Makwaai774/
Mokgwas773/
Mokweha773/
Mogwayi772/
Mukwaai772/
Mukwaji771/
Maekwai771/
Makwait771/
Moskwat771/
Monqkwa771/
Mokweyi771/
Mokhwei771/
Mokuayi771/
Mmookwa771/
Mekwhai771/
Mokua7319,471/
Makwa733,067/
Mukwa732,921/
Mokwe732,146/
Mekwa731,263/
Mogwa73667/
Mekwi73467/
Makwi73347/
Mukwi73106/
Moqwa7323/
Mocwa737/
Mokui736/
Mocwi733/
Mongwayi7151/
Mokgwioa718/
Mokhwaye716/
Madkwaai712/
Makwaiyi711/
Monkweyi711/
Mokweyie711/
Makgwayi711/
Mokwueyi711/
Mokwuyie711/
Mougwayi711/
Magwai672,223/
Mmekwa671,358/
Makwea67416/
Muokwe67340/
Mokgwe67257/
Mokwue67204/
Makgwa67190/
Megwai67168/
Mmokwe67147/
Mokuoa67139/
Mhekwa67105/
Mukwat67101/
Makwiz6796/
Moikui6786/
Makwah6777/
Mukwei6765/
Mogbai6758/
Moukwe6752/
Mekgwa6744/
Mmakwa6742/
Mokuhi6737/
Mookwe6730/
Maekwa6728/
Mukwit6727/
Makwau6726/
Mokhwe6723/
Makwei6721/
Maukwa6719/
Mekkwi6718/
Makhwa6714/
Mukwah6713/
Mogwei6713/
Makway6711/
Mhakwa6711/
Mougwa6711/
Mankwi6711/
Makgwi6711/
Makhwi6710/
Mhukwa678/
Maakwa677/
Makkwi675/
Mugwai675/
Mookui675/
Mokwes674/
Mukwiy674/
Mokweu673/
Moskua673/
Monkui673/
Mukwau672/
Mokweh672/
Moukui672/
Mekwii672/
Munkwi672/
Maqwai672/
Mgokwe672/
Mokuha672/
Muikwa672/
Moekwe672/
Mogwas672/
Makwaj671/
Mhakwi671/
Mukway671/
Mogway671/
Makwie671/
Makwih671/
Mokwey671/
Mukwaa671/
Mukwad671/
Mukwaz671/
Moghwa671/
'Makwa671/
Mgocwa671/
Mgogwa671/
Mgukwa671/
Makwis671/
Makwui671/
Makqwa671/
Muukwa671/
Mokwye671/
Mocwae671/
Modkwe671/
Mmukwa671/
Moukua671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mokwai
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