Mokoena clan names derive from the Sotho people of South Africa. These clan names have been in existence for centuries and help preserve Sotho culture and heritage. Mokoena means “crocodile” in Sotho.
Mokoena clan names are not simply surnames but rather a naming system which honours the Sotho ancestors, and which runs across multiple families.
Iziduko Zakwa Mokoena
Sereto sa Mokoena/Mokwena
(Bakwena ba ha Monaheng)
Mokwena wa ha Monaheng
Maila ho ngwathelwa,
Motho ya sa jeng sengwathwana sa maobane,
Ya jang polokwe kaofela Ha e tla re ha a eja ho thehe meriti,
E menyane ya diotlwana
Ke motho wa Nkopane le Mohlomi, Ke Motho wa ha Monaheng,
(Bakwena ba ha Modibedi) Mokoena wa ha Modibedi Wa hahlana tse pedi tsa mamonyane wa mahlatsi guguthana la mamodibedi motho wa ho hlapa le mohwehadi ledibohong,
Motho wa Sikiri sa Namahadi motho wa matswe motho wa ha mochane
(Bakwena ba ha Phaaswa)
Phaaswa Manaila
Mathole Mathibane
Maila kobjwana
Nna ke Mokoena,
Mohlakoana wa Maila Ngoathela,
A sajeng poloko ya Maobane.
Mokoena Koena wa meetse magolo wa rope lakgomo lee motho,
Wa seboloane Mokoena wago tshanga pele ongwa lesetla,
Wa go sala morago ongwa bodu, motho wa go tswa tlase Mokgoba ko malepyane,
MOKOENA!!
(Kapa)
MOKOENA (BABANGWE BARE KE SIPULANE)
Mokoena Mathole mabathi akwile wantshana Serote,
Thlare la moriana watala lere gele oma leboa lerobega nkari lenelwa kemetsi apula,
Rebaga Mathibanyana,
Reboa Shakoaneng,
Kgomo lemotho gophalang?
Gophala motho gobane motho gabaje kgomo illelateng, Mokoena wametsi magolo, Malala akitika Maetela Mangwe,
