Pokana Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Pokana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 470 | 1:17,348 | 1,746 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Pokana (164) may also be a first name.
Pokana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pokana (Marathi: पोकना, Oriya: େପାକଣା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pokana.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pokana is the 614,324th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Pokana live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 715,247th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 164 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 17,348. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Central, where 48 percent live, National Capital District, where 20 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pokana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokana in the Marathi language | ||
| पोकना | pokana | 50 |
| पोकण | pokana | 50 |
| Pokana in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାକଣା | epakana | 44.44 |
| େପାକନା | epakana | 44.44 |
| େପାକାନା | epakana | 11.11 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pokana
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