Pocknell Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pocknell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pocknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:186,34816,642
Wales881:35,1653,495
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pocknell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pocknell is found most frequently in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocknell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 670,508th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pocknell are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England Pocknell is most common in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Besides England Pocknell exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Pocknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pocknell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pocknell last name grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pocknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pocknell last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Pocknell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poucknell941/
Pocknel930/
Pucknell88236/
Packnell881/
Pecknell880/
Packnel800/
Puknel7119/
Pacnel710/
Pukniel6748/
Pokhnil671/

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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 Pocknell
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