Pocs Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pocs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pocs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia991:20,7083,122
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Pócs (884), Počs (5) & Počš (1) are calculated separately.

Pocs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pocs occurs most in Latvia. It can be rendered as: Pócs, Počs or Počš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pocs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 919,444th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. Pocs is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Pocs reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pocs is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 20,708. In Latvia Pocs is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 47 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 38 percent reside and Latgale, where 10 percent reside. Barring Latvia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Slovakia, where 11 percent reside.

Pocs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pocs last name are 15.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Pocs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pócs92884/
Počs925/
Poc863,463/
Počš831/
Poch755,882/
Pots751,492/
Poci75872/
Pods75111/
Pacs7557/
Phoc7525/
Pocz7518/
Pooc756/
Pouc752/
Pojc752/
Bpoc751/
Poic751/
Pocė751/
Poyc751/
Puoc751/
Pocsova7325/
Pocsová7320/
Potts6778,366/
Phuoc6722,690/
Puoch6712,595/
Poche675,988/
Pooch671,398/
Pouch671,128/
Poots671,042/
Potse67770/
Poths67341/
Pouts6782/
Puoci6773/
Pocze6751/
Potch6737/
Pfoch6730/
Pohts6722/
Poits6715/
Phouc677/
Poids675/
Phoch675/
Posci674/
Poich673/
Pouds673/
Posts673/
Pachs672/
Pochì672/
Podds672/
Potce671/
Pouci671/
Phooc671/
Podch671/
Pohci671/
Potsh671/
Postz670/
Phods670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pocs
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