Mokwe Surname

195,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9981:20,8112,827
Nigeria8511:208,15812,397
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa581:934,09859,404
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mokwe (53) may also be a first name.

Mokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokwe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokwe? popularity and diffusion

Mokwe is the 195,513th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,395,874 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mokwe reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 53 people.

The last name Mokwe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 998 people, or 1 in 20,811. In Cameroon Mokwe is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent live, Centre Region, where 4 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Cameroon Mokwe is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Mokwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mokwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.02% less than the national average, earning R 154,416 per year and in United States they earn 39.76% more than the national average, earning $60,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muokwe91340/
Mokgwe91257/
Mokwue91204/
Mmokwe91147/
Moukwe9152/
Mokwea9142/
Mookwe9130/
Mokwei9127/
Mokhwe9123/
Mokwes914/
Mokweu913/
Mokweh912/
Mgokwe912/
Moekwe912/
Mokwey911/
Modkwe911/
Mokw891/
Mmuokwe8322/
Muokwue8321/
Monkwey834/
Moukwue833/
Mokweha833/
Muokweh831/
Mmokgwe831/
Mokwuey831/
Mokhwei831/
Mmonkwe831/
Mmoukwe831/
Mokwa803,768/
Makwe802,632/
Mukwe80942/
Mogwe80620/
Mekwe80418/
Mokue8068/
Mokwi8046/
Mocwe801/
Mokwueyi771/
Mokgwets771/
Mekgwe734,351/
Mmokwa731,302/
Mokwai73469/
Makwea73416/
Maakwe73381/
Makgwe73312/
Mmakwe73278/
Mukwey73233/
Mokgwa73161/
Mukwee73152/
Mookwa73152/
Makwee73138/
Mgogwe73101/
Moukwa7391/
Mmekwe7386/
Mmogwe7382/
Makwej7368/
Mukwei7365/
Makwey7356/
Mukwej7355/
Makhwe7331/
Mukweh7328/
Mukweu7326/
Makwei7321/
Mogwei7313/
Mahkwe7312/
Makwue7311/
Mhakwe738/
Maukwe736/
Mukkwe735/
Mougwe733/
Moukwi733/
Mockwa733/
Mhokwa732/
Muokwa732/
Maekwe732/
Mohkwa732/
Mekwue732/
Mekwey732/
Mogweu732/
Mocweu732/
Moquwe732/
Monqwe732/
Moskwi731/
Mukwue731/
Mokwaj731/
Makweu731/
Makwie731/
Moukue731/
Monkue731/
Mogwes731/
Madkwe731/
Mukwer731/
Mujkwe731/
Moikwa731/
Mokuhe731/
Mmukwe731/
Moncwe731/
Mokqwetsz711/
Mokgweets711/
Mahakwe67223/
Mgoghwe6797/
Mankwey6782/
Makw6772/
Makwehe6752/
Mokhwai6741/
Maakgwe6713/
Moungwe6712/
Mokwaya6711/
Mokwais679/
Mokwaai676/
Munkwey674/
MacKwer673/
Makweth672/
Muongwe671/
Mukwehe671/
Mukwesh671/
Mockues671/
Mcwe671/
Mongkue671/
Mmekwue671/
Makweih671/
Makwuet671/
Mankwei671/
Mounkue671/
Mongwea671/
Mongwee671/
Moqweet671/
Mokouep671/
Mekgwej671/
Mahukwe671/
Mmookwa671/
Modkuer671/

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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 Mokwe
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