Pocnet Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pocnet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pocnet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania471:427,18934,091
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

The alternate forms: Pocneţ (1) are calculated separately.

Pocnet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pocnet occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pocneţ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pocnet.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocnet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Pocnet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pocnet are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Pocnet is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 427,189. In Romania it is primarily found in: Iași County, where 81 percent are found, Arad County, where 9 percent are found and Brașov County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Romania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pocneţ941/
Pocknet921/
Pocknett8652/
Pocnea8360/
Pocner8325/
Posnet837/
Pacnet831/
Posnett77365/
Pocknee77197/
Pockney7768/
Potcner7747/
Packnet7719/
Poisnet7716/
Pockner772/
Pooknet771/
Pachnet771/
Posnest771/
Pacne7365/
Pocna738/
Pokne737/
Packnett71255/
Possnett7149/
Posnette716/
Posnnett711/
Pachnett711/
Pecknett711/
Poickner710/
Pacner67133/
Puknet6733/
Poukne674/
Pojnit671/
Pucned671/
Pocgni671/
Pocnoy671/
Pacnit671/
Pacnes671/
Paknet671/
Phokne671/
Pasnet671/
Pokney671/

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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 Pocnet
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