Pokai Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Pokai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 134 | 1:60,849 | 7,857 |
| Liberia | 103 | 1:42,801 | 3,905 |
| Thailand | 95 | 1:743,562 | 121,778 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Pókai (12) are calculated separately.
Pokai (300) may also be a first name.
Pokai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokai (Hindi: पोकई, Marathi: पोकई) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant: Pókai. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pokai is the 642,034th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Pokai live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 508,767th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 300 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 60,849. In Papua New Guinea Pokai is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 19 percent reside, East New Britain, where 13 percent reside and Enga, where 12 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pokai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokai in the Marathi language | ||
| पोकई | poka'i | - |
| Pokai in the Hindi language | ||
| पोकई | poka'i | 92.55 |
| पोकइ | poka'i | 6.38 |
| पोकाइ | poka'i | 1.06 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokai
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