Poeke Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Poeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Poeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poeke is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Poeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Poeke live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Poeke is most common in: Enga, where 92 percent are found and Western, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Poeke is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Poeke
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