Morokeng Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

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

Morokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Morokeng (26) may also be a first name.

Morokeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morokeng is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Morokeng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morokeng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Morokeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Morokeng reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name globally It is held by 26 people.

The surname Morokeng is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 416,752. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Morokeng Last Name Statistics demography

Morokeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.86% less than the national average, earning R 83,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morokoeng947/
Morakeng88321/
Morekeng882/
Merakeng75461/
Maroking7552/
Marakeng7518/
Moraking754/
Mmarakeng7113/
Mmarekeng7111/
Marroking711/

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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 Morokeng
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