Poaki Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Poaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Poaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poaki is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poaki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Poaki are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 97 percent live and Central, where 3 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohaki911/
Pohaski8313/
Pooakit831/
Phoakki831/
Paoki80543/
Poaka80123/
Poake8018/
Phooakij771/
Pouaka73100/
Páhoki7359/
Pahoki7318/
Pohaka7312/
Paokie739/
Poacih737/
Pohake735/
Pouake734/
Paoski733/
Paocai731/
Poakay731/
Puiaki731/
Poaske731/
Poakes730/
Poakey730/
Pahoski6745/
Pohaker6712/
Poľacká676/
Pohasky674/
Paehaki674/
Poľacký674/
Phoakoa672/
Pouachi672/
Poacker671/
Pohaciy671/
Pauoski671/
Pouakep671/
Phoakha671/
Paokhoi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poaki
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