Poikans Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 302 | 1:6,788 | 943 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poikāns | 95 | 6 | / |
| Pikans | 92 | 13 | / |
| Poykans | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pickans | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ppikans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poicans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paikans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokanshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pockhans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pickhans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Picans | 77 | 105 | / |
| Pikanze | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pikanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Packans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peckans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pickance | 67 | 40 | / |
| Packhans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckhans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pakons | 62 | 2 | / |
| Picons | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pakams | 62 | 1 | / |
| Picáns | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pekanze | 57 | 13 | / |
| Pakonss | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pakanje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Picance | 57 | 0 | / |
| Pickons | 57 | 0 | / |
| Peckhams | 53 | 5 | / |
| Phokomse | 53 | 4 | / |
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