Mokwena Surname
Approximately 51,924 people bear this surname
Mokwena Surname User-submission:
This is a seSotho, seTswana or sePedi surname found in Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa. It's a nation of the Bakoena (Bakwena). Koena (kwena) means 'crocodile'.
Mokwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 50,252 | 1:1,078 | 104 |
| Botswana | 1,373 | 1:1,593 | 125 |
| Zimbabwe | 164 | 1:94,136 | 13,392 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Namibia | 48 | 1:50,196 | 6,143 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mokwena (1,190) may also be a first name.
Mokwena Surname Meaning
Mokwena Demographics
Average Mokwena Salary in
England
£35,934
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Mokwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mokwena is most common in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokwena? popularity and diffusion
Mokwena is the 10,815th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,350 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokwena live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mokwena is also the 229,828th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,190 people.
The last name Mokwena is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 50,252 people, or 1 in 1,078. In South Africa Mokwena is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Limpopo, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 23 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Mokwena is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Mokwena Last Name Statistics demography
Mokwena earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.74% less than the national average, earning R 145,572 per year.
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Footnotes
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