Mokwetu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mokwetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokwetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mokwetu Last Name Facts

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

Mokwetu is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mokwetu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokwetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokwetu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mokwetu is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Other than Botswana Mokwetu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Mokwetu Last Name Statistics demography

Mokwetu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.74% less than the national average, earning R 52,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwetu86617/
Mukwetu86127/
Mokwatu861/
Makwethu8077/
Makhwetu808/
Makwhetu801/
Mukwethu801/
Makwetou801/
Makhwethu7522/
Makwhethu751/
Makwatu7155/
Mukuetu7127/
Magwetu711/
Moukouetou711/
Mokgwatheu711/
Mogbetu711/
Mangwetu677/
Makueteu671/
Mouguetou631/
Makuetheu631/
Maghouetou591/
Magwatu5718/
Megvatu573/
Makuitu571/
Magbetu571/
Magwitu571/
Magueteu531/
Megvathu531/
Meghvathu501/

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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
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  • 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 Mokwetu
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