Pohanka Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pohanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7261:14,6472,141
Slovakia1931:27,6504,744
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Austria581:146,81819,663
Canada391:944,75971,777
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pohánka (140) are calculated separately.

Pohanka (37) may also be a first name.

Pohanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohanka occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pohánka. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohanka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 311,195th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. Pohanka is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Pohanka reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Pohanka is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 14,647. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 24 percent live, Vysočina Region, where 18 percent live and Plzeň Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Czechia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Pohanka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pohanka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pohanka last name expanded 1,588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pohanka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pohanka surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Pohanka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.65% more than the national average, earning $62,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohánka95140/
Poanka923/
Poangka8610/
Poanca7747/
Pohatenko753/
Pohonko711/
Pohounkou631/
Poanco623/
Poancă621/
Pețeanca534/
Phouamkha509/
Pogiongko505/

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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 Pohanka
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