Kokua Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kokua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kokua (21) may also be a first name.

Kokua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kokua is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Kokua live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kokua is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 21 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 86 percent reside, Chimbu, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokuea91137/
Koskua9111/
Konkua911/
Koikua911/
Kokkua911/
Kokuoa911/
Koukua911/
Kokuaa911/
Kongkua8362/
Koonkua836/
Konkuea834/
Koikuap831/
Kotkuat831/
Kotkuea831/
Khokuea831/
Kekua80383/
Kukua80303/
Kakua80295/
Kokwa80180/
Kogua80130/
Koqua8022/
Kokuo801/
Cokua801/
Kongkuea7711/
Khongkua7710/
Koukouha772/
Kongkuah771/
Kaukua73184/
Koghua73155/
Kongua73132/
Kuokuo7390/
Kankua7361/
Kaakua7318/
Cukkua7314/
Kekuah736/
Kunkua735/
Khakua734/
Kougwa734/
Kokuoz733/
Kokwah732/
Koigua731/
Kukuay731/
Kackua731/
Kocuas731/
Kojkwa731/
Kotkwa731/
Kudkua731/
Kokwai731/
Khokwa731/
Cakkua731/
Kukuah731/
Koukwa731/
Koguea731/
Kokuop731/
Khongkuea71191/
Kokouhash711/
Kokweah67108/
Kaakuha6745/
Kahakua6738/
Koiquah6738/
Kakuhas6720/
Katkuea6717/
Kougbay6713/
Kouguas675/
Khunkua673/
Konghua673/
Kankuah672/
Konquah671/
Koongua671/
Khankua671/
Kankuha671/
Kukuayi671/
Kougbah671/
Konkwai671/
Kougwua671/
Kekuayi671/
Koingua671/
Keukuoa671/
Kangkua671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokua
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