Pohánka Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pohánka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohánka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801

The alternate forms: Pohanka (1,210) are calculated separately.

Pohánka Last Name Facts

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

Pohánka occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Pohanka. For other possible spellings of Pohánka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohánka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pohánka are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 105,551. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Nógrád County, where 57 percent are found, Budapest, where 20 percent are found and Zala County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Hungary this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 31 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohanka951,210/
Poanka773/
Pohanke7115/
Poangka7110/
Pohonko711/
Pohancki670/
Pohatenko633/
Pohounkou631/
Poanca6247/
Po'onke575/
Pahoncea53170/
Pohonche5310/
Poijanky531/
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 Pohánka
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