Poka Surname
Approximately 7,014 people bear this surname
Poka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1,503 | 1:5,425 | 329 |
| India | 1,363 | 1:562,777 | 27,568 |
| Albania | 611 | 1:4,769 | 899 |
| Cameroon | 580 | 1:35,809 | 4,823 |
| Liberia | 469 | 1:9,400 | 1,056 |
| Indonesia | 437 | 1:302,630 | 26,851 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Romania | 183 | 1:109,715 | 12,326 |
| Russia | 156 | 1:923,866 | 72,911 |
| Lesotho | 142 | 1:14,314 | 3,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 123 | 1:187,571 | 8,219 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 119 | 1:593,600 | 101,063 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Belarus | 61 | 1:155,755 | 21,264 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Póka (806) are calculated separately.
Poka (1,799) may also be a first name.
Poka Demographics
Average Poka Salary in
United States
$42,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poka (Georgian: ფოკა, Hindi: पोका, Marathi: पोका, Oriya: େପାକ, Russian: Пока, Tibetan: པོ་ཀ་) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Póka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poka is the 70,471st most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,039,000 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Poka reside; 25 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poka is also the 180,194th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,799 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,503 people, or 1 in 5,425. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Chimbu, where 33 percent are found, West New Britain, where 22 percent are found and National Capital District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 75 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Albania, where 9 percent are found.
Poka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poka last name increased 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Poka last name is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Catholic (67%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Poka last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Poka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.12% less than the national average, earning R 94,764 per year and in United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,140 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poka in the Georgian language | ||
| ფოკა | poka | - |
| Poka in the Tibetan language | ||
| པོ་ཀ་ | poka | - |
| Poka in the Marathi language | ||
| पोका | poka | - |
| Poka in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାକ | epaka | 70.83 |
| େପାକା | epaka | 20.83 |
| ପକ | paka | 4.17 |
| କର | kara | 4.17 |
| Poka in the Hindi language | ||
| पोका | poka | 62.5 |
| पोक | poka | 37.5 |
| Poka in the Russian language | ||
| Пока | poka | - |
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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
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