Mokweni Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mokweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3191:169,83618,888
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mokweni (45) may also be a first name.

Mokweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokweni is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mokweni.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokweni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 633,196th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most common first name internationally, held by 45 people.

The last name Mokweni is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 169,836. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Mokweni Last Name Statistics demography

Mokweni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.73% less than the national average, earning R 131,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moykweni937/
Mokwenyi933/
Mokhweni931/
Mokwenie931/
Mokwena8651,924/
Mokwene861,299/
Mukweni86255/
Makweni86243/
Mokwani8640/
Mokwini8616/
Mogweni869/
Mokwoni864/
Mukwenyi8048/
Makhweni8031/
Mukwengi8023/
Mokwanyi806/
Moekwani804/
Mokwenge804/
Mokwanoi804/
Muikweni802/
Mookwena802/
Mankweni802/
Monkwene802/
Mokkwena801/
Mokuenie801/
Mokwenaa801/
Mokgwena801/
Mokweneha751/
Mukwenhai751/
Mukwena713,324/
Makwena711,613/
Makwani711,302/
Mokwane71819/
Mugweni71778/
Mokuena71613/
Makwene71248/
Mogwena71127/
Makwini7179/
Mukwene7175/
Mukueni7141/
Makueni7136/
Mokuene7123/
Magweni7116/
Mogwene718/
Mukwini715/
Moqwena713/
Mekwani712/
Mogueni711/
Mocwini711/
Mogwani711/
Mugwenhi671,060/
Mukwenha67587/
Mukwenje67345/
Makwenje67165/
Mougueni67138/
Mackwena67114/
Mokgwane6789/
Makwanie6755/
MacKwani6750/
Moekwane6750/
Mukwenhe6742/
Mugwenyi6727/
Mungweni6720/
Makwanyi678/
Makoueni676/
Mmokwane674/
Magwenhi673/
Makwenha673/
Makwonie672/
Mogwanyi672/
Makwanhi672/
Mugwenai672/
Mukuenyi671/
Magwenyi671/
Makwinyi671/
Mugweeni671/
Mmakwena671/
Makhwene671/
Munkueni671/
Munkwene671/
Mukwinyi671/
Mancweni671/
Mgukwini671/
Muokwane671/
Mogbenyi671/

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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 Mokweni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis