Phoko Surname

178,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1731:24,9323,175
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India81:95,883,173728,828
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England11:55,718,059489,080

Phoko (753) may also be a first name.

Phoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phoko (Hindi: फोको) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,955th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,055,575 people. The last name Phoko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Phoko are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phoko is also the 299,476th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 753 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,173 people, or 1 in 24,932. In South Africa Phoko is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, North West, where 27 percent are found and Limpopo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Phoko Last Name Statistics demography

Phoko earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.35% less than the national average, earning R 129,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phooko913,822/
Photko91246/
Phokko91140/
Phokho9193/
Phokou9120/
Phokoy913/
Phokod912/
Phokoi911/
Phokot911/
Poko894,304/
Photkot83162/
Phokhot8310/
Phookoo831/
Phokhoy831/
Pokou808,356/
Pheko808,292/
Phoka802,378/
Pokoo801,489/
Pokoj80403/
Phuko80233/
Phoco80223/
Phako80161/
Pokoi80123/
Pokoš80114/
Pokoy8076/
Vhoko8058/
Pokko8048/
Pouko8046/
Pokoh8038/
Poiko8029/
Poľko8027/
Pokoa8024/
Pokoz8020/
Poyko8019/
Pocko8018/
Poĺko8013/
Pehko806/
Pooko805/
Phoqo805/
Puoko802/
Fhoko801/
Pokuo801/
Poïko801/
Poško801/
Pokgo801/
Photkhot774/
Phokha735,082/
Puchko731,711/
Phocco731,504/
Phakoa73577/
Phaeko73336/
Phatko73243/
Pakhoo73243/
Phekoo73177/
Phekko7348/
Poykko7341/
Phakoo7333/
Phakot7325/
Potkoč7321/
Phakos7318/
Poukop7316/
Phukoa7315/
Poukou7315/
Pathko7314/
Pogkot7311/
Pockoo7310/
Phakko7310/
Phokah739/
Pohkoh739/
Pokost738/
Poukko738/
Phokka738/
Phooka738/
Pokosz737/
Pahkot736/
Pokhoo736/
Phokap736/
Pokots735/
Podkos735/
Pookoh735/
Poszko734/
Poskos734/
Pheeko734/
Phocou734/
Pookoi734/
Poucko734/
Pokoup733/
Pockou732/
Phokaa732/
Pokoys731/
Pookod731/
Phoquo731/
Poikoo731/
Phocoy731/
Phouka731/
Phuiko731/
Phukot731/
Pogkoi731/
Pokkoh731/
Pokoha731/
Poskou731/
Potkou731/
Poykoy731/
Phakoy731/
Pookoa731/
Pookoy731/
Poikoy731/
Podkoh731/
Poka677,014/
Foko676,526/
Pako675,259/
Peko672,924/
Voko671,619/
Poco671,091/
Puko67538/
Photkha6782/
Páko6735/
Pokó6729/
Pogkois6722/
Phatkot6718/
Pouchko6713/
Poqo678/
Pashkot677/
Pakkhoo677/
Pashkos677/
Paushko676/
Puschko676/
Poschko676/
Podkots675/
Pphocco675/
Péko674/
Phokadh674/
Poskosh673/
Poshkoh672/
Pookoot671/
Poukoth671/
Pahakou671/
Pakhoos671/
Pachkou671/
Phokaah671/
Phoukas671/
Poskosz671/
Bpoukou671/
Peckhoo671/
Phoscoh671/
Phoukha671/
Phookha671/
Phokhat671/
Phokkas671/
Pochkoh671/
Pushkoi671/
Phaucoo670/

Phoko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phoko in the Hindi language
फोकोphoko-

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Footnotes

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