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
Poka Political Affiliation
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Poka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poka (Georgian: ფოკა, Hindi: पोका, Marathi: पोका, Oriya: େପାକ, Russian: Пока, Tibetan: པོ་ཀ་) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Póka. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 70,471st most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,039,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 1,799 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,503 people, or 1 in 5,425. In Papua New Guinea Poka is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 33 percent reside, West New Britain, where 22 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Poka exists in 75 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Albania, where 9 percent reside.
Poka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poka last name rose 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Poka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Catholic (67%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Poka last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the 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
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