Pohak Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Pohak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pohak (10) may also be a first name.
Pohak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pohak (Marathi: पोहक) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Pohak is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Pohak live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pohak is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Manus, where 95 percent are found and West New Britain, where 5 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pohak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pohak in the Marathi language | ||
| पोहक | pohaka | - |
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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 Pohak
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