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 surname Kokua occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokua? popularity and diffusion

Kokua is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is primarily found 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 frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Bougainville, where 86 percent live, Chimbu, where 8 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Kokua occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokua
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