Pocek Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Pocek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pocek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Austria91:946,15970,786
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Poček (167) are calculated separately.

Pocek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pocek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Poček. For other possible spellings of Pocek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pocek reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pocek is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States Pocek is most numerous in: Ohio, where 28 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Tennessee, where 19 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 16 percent are found.

Pocek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pocek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pocek surname rose 2,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pocek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pocek surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pocek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 43.47% more than the national average, earning €43,085 per year and in United States they earn 68.6% more than the national average, earning $72,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poček93167/
Poczek91103/
Pochek9162/
Pocsek918/
Poscek915/
Poceck911/
Pozcek911/
Potcek910/
Potchek8315/
Potczek8312/
Poschek832/
Pocheck831/
Pouchek831/
Pacek805,799/
Pucek802,084/
Požek80313/
Pozek80210/
Pocik8088/
Posek8028/
Pogek8027/
Pošek808/
Pokek804/
Pojek802/
Pêcek801/
Poeschek7726/
Podczeck774/
Potschek773/
Poutchek772/
Photchek771/
Poscheck770/
Pochecke770/
Puchek731,153/
Paczek73761/
Poczik73335/
Puczek73318/
Pocsik73191/
Pucsek73141/
Pachek73123/
Posick7396/
Pocisk7391/
Pochec7391/
Poseck7377/
Poshek7375/
Pousek7368/
Paucek7364/
Póczek7359/
Pouček7353/
Possek7337/
Pochik7330/
Pohgek7330/
Poušek7320/
Pozyck7318/
Pascek7317/
Potsek7316/
Pozeck7314/
Pócsek7313/
Pocseg7313/
Poscik7310/
Potzek7310/
Pohcik7310/
Pacsek739/
Puciek737/
Poczyk736/
Poszek733/
Pochyk732/
Paecek731/
Paceck731/
Paceke731/
Pfacek731/
Poisek731/
Pojcik731/
Pojsek731/
Puceks731/
Poseke731/
Posekh731/
Poitschek7180/
Pouchshek710/
Paschek671,281/
Peschek67820/
Pauchek67243/
Possick67152/
Pusczek6779/
Pochick6758/
Poschik6746/
Potzick6737/
Pacheck6736/
Potsick6723/
Potchik6721/
Pöschek6721/
Pazceuk6719/
Pojcsik6718/
Patchek6716/
Pujcsek6712/
Potczyk6710/
Potsekh679/
Puschek678/
Poscheg675/
Pockick674/
Paucsek673/
Pachekk673/
Posczyk672/
Posheks671/
Pogchik671/
Pokchik671/
Poczick671/
Podchik671/
Phoseek671/
Paczeck671/
Podjeke671/
Pocikhe671/
Pochike671/
Potzeck671/
Patczek671/
Pucheck670/
Pachesk670/

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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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  • 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 Pocek
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