Poikans Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Poikans 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.

Poikans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3021:6,788943
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Poikāns (6) are calculated separately.

Poikans 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.

- henrijs

Poikans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poikans occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Poikāns. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poikans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name Poikans is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Poikans reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 6,788. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 53 percent are found, Latgale, where 37 percent are found and Semigallia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Poikans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poikans last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Poikans earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poikāns956/
Pikans9213/
Poykans869/
Pickans862/
Ppikans861/
Poicans861/
Paikans861/
Pokanshe801/
Pockhans800/
Pickhans800/
Picans77105/
Pikanze713/
Pikanje711/
Packans711/
Peckans710/
Pickance6740/
Packhans671/
Peckhans670/
Pakons622/
Picons622/
Pakams621/
Picáns621/
Pekanze5713/
Pakonss571/
Pakanje571/
Picance570/
Pickons570/
Peckhams535/
Phokomse534/

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