Moqeke Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Moqeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Moqeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moqeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moqeke is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moqeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Moqeke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moqeke live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Moqeke is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 63,517. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 72 percent are found, Maseru District, where 25 percent are found and Leribe District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Moqeke occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moqheke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mokeke | 83 | 1,213 | / |
| Moqeki | 83 | 53 | / |
| Moqeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maqeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moukeke | 77 | 115 | / |
| Moqeche | 77 | 36 | / |
| Muokeke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokheke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maqheke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mookeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mocek | 73 | 3,142 | / |
| Mokek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mceke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mokec | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mokhekhe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Moqheche | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moqhekoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makeke | 67 | 3,842 | / |
| Mokake | 67 | 1,700 | / |
| Mokeki | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Makoke | 67 | 658 | / |
| Mokoke | 67 | 425 | / |
| Maceke | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mokeka | 67 | 179 | / |
| Maqeqe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekeke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokoqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhoekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojcek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moskek | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Moqeke
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