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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokua is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Kokua are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Kokua is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 86 percent live, Chimbu, where 8 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

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
  • 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 Kokua
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