Mokwakwa Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mokwakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokwakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Botswana991:22,0904,408

Mokwakwa (40) may also be a first name.

Mokwakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokwakwa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokwakwa? popularity and diffusion

Mokwakwa is the 959,117th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokwakwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 40 people.

The last name Mokwakwa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 313,166. In South Africa Mokwakwa is primarily found in: Free State, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 36 percent reside and Gauteng, where 21 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 36 percent reside.

Mokwakwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mokwakwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.87% less than the national average, earning R 126,264 per year.

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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 Mokwakwa
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