Pakia Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

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

Pakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Pakia (168) may also be a first name.

Pakia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakia (Georgian: ფაკია, Oriya: ପାକିଆ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pakia.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pakia is the 1,038,570th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Pakia is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Pakia reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pakia is also the 705,855th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 168 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 316,301. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 3 percent are found and Tana River County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakija91143/
Pakhia9158/
Pakiah9155/
Packia9121/
Pakkia912/
Pakioa911/
Pakiha911/
Phakia911/
Paikia911/
Pahkiat8325/
Pakoiya8311/
Phakias839/
Pakhija835/
Paskiah832/
Pakaiya832/
Packias832/
Paikiha831/
Pokia80369/
Pakio80226/
Pakya8059/
Pekia8010/
Pakja802/
Phakhiat77131/
Phakaiya774/
Pakaaiya773/
Pakkaiya771/
Paikiath771/
Paquia73473/
Pekija73190/
Pachia73144/
Pacija73130/
Pakeha7331/
Paskya7330/
Pakyah7329/
Pokias7321/
Paukio7315/
Pokiha7310/
Pakios7310/
Pakieo735/
Pokiea734/
Paciha733/
Paikio731/
Pakeao731/
Pookia731/
Paakio731/
Pagkea731/
Pakeah731/
Pakhya731/
Poukia731/
Paskio731/
Pakkaiyas711/
Pakcquioa711/
Pacchia67105/
Pokaiya6751/
Paukkio6739/
Pacquia6723/
Pacaiya6717/
Pockias6712/
Pokhias6711/
Pakuyya675/
Packjai675/
Pakoyya674/
Pokkias673/
Phakeao672/
Patkeao671/
Paekjai671/
Phakioo671/
Pocaiya671/
Phakyat671/
Pakeyio671/
Pasquia671/
Pagquia671/
Paquias671/
Paquiay671/
Pachița671/
Pokayia671/

Pakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pakia in the Georgian language
ფაკიაpakia-
Pakia in the Oriya language
ପାକିଆpaki'a-

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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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  • 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 Pakia
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