Poakin Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Poakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poakin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poakin (Russian: Поакин) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poakin? popularity and diffusion

Poakin is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Poakin is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Poakin live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Poakin is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 27,020,692. Other than Ghana Poakin occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohakin921/
Paokin8313/
Poacin830/
Paokina7719/
Poaquin774/
Poatken771/
Poakem673/
Paocin671/
Paochin62301/
Pahoken622/
Pouakem621/
Poachen620/
Pohodkyn575/
Phaochin574/
Pohoskyn574/
Paokem501/

Poakin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poakin in the Russian language
Поакинpoakin-

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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 Poakin
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