Pochen Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Pochen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Pocheń (1) are calculated separately.
Pochen (365) may also be a first name.
Pochen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pochen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pochen (Russian: Почен) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pocheń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pochen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Pochen reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 455,540th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 365 people.
Pochen is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 97 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Pochen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pochen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pochen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pochen in the Russian language | ||
| Почен | pocen | - |
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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 Pochen
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