Mokwena Surname

10,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,924 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,2521:1,078104
Botswana1,3731:1,593125
Zimbabwe1641:94,13613,392
England521:1,071,50151,923
Namibia481:50,1966,143
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mokwena (1,190) may also be a first name.

Mokwena Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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'.

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The Mokwena surname derives from the word kwena, which means 'crocodile'.

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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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