Surname & clanUnisexAI-aggregated

Mokoena

Meaning

The crocodile clan (Bakoena).

Mokoena belongs to the Bakoena, "people of the crocodile", one of the largest Sotho-Tswana clan groups; the crocodile (koena) is the totem that must not be harmed.

The Bakoena include royal houses across Lesotho and the highveld; the totem is the thread that binds far-flung branches into one people.

Isitemo · totem

Crocodile (koena)

Who carries it

🇱🇸 🇿🇦Basotho

Provenance

generated: 2026-07-04
source: Model-knowledge aggregation pass (2026-07-04); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.

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