Poika Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Poika Surname User-submission:
It might come from a Finnish surname and word, which means 'son'. Poikans is the Latvian male form and Poikane is the female form.
Poika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Poika (35) may also be a first name.
Poika Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It might come from a Finnish surname and word, which means 'son'. Poikans is the Latvian male form and Poikane is the female form.
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Where Does The Last Name Poika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poika is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poika? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Poika reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poika is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world, held by 35 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Poika is most common in: Western Highlands, where 61 percent live, Morobe, where 26 percent live and Bougainville, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Latvia, where 12 percent live.
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