Pokana Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pokana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4701:17,3481,746
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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

Pokana (Marathi: पोकना, Oriya: େପାକଣା) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Pokana are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 715,247th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 164 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 17,348. In Papua New Guinea Pokana is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 48 percent are found, National Capital District, where 20 percent are found and Morobe, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokanau92115/
Phokana9279/
Pokanai9232/
Pokhana927/
Pokanaa927/
Pokanay921/
Pokkana921/
Poikana921/
Pokanha921/
Pookana921/
Poskanai861/
Pothkana861/
Pookanha861/
Pakana83648/
Pokane83636/
Pekana83232/
Pokani83133/
Pukana83111/
Pokona8336/
Pokena836/
Pokany831/
Pokano831/
Poqana831/
Phokaanad801/
Photkanha801/
Phokane772,821/
Poikane77516/
Pakanna77341/
Poikany77102/
Pakhana7789/
Pokoina7757/
Paekana7756/
Phekana7754/
Potkani7740/
Pakaina7723/
Pekanah7722/
Phukana7722/
Pekaina7720/
Phakana7719/
Pakkana7714/
Pokanit7714/
Pokhani779/
Pokojna777/
Pokonai776/
Pakanau775/
Pakanha775/
Pukkana774/
Pokaner773/
Pukhana773/
Pukanha773/
Phocana772/
Poskani771/
Pokajny771/
Pokhane771/
Pokhena771/
Pokkani771/
Pfakana771/
Pocaina771/
Hpakana771/
Pakaena771/
Pakanga771/
Phokani771/
Pokango771/
Pukanga771/
Pookane771/
Ppukana771/
Pokanyo771/
Pukanat771/
Pockany770/
Phakanna71590/
Pakkanna71231/
Phukanha71192/
Phukhana71123/
Phokanit7195/
Phakanha7188/
Phukanat7146/
Pakcanat7138/
Pothkani7128/
Pakhanah7113/
Poskanny7111/
Pokanich719/
Paukgana718/
Pahakana716/
Poukouna716/
Pakaanas714/
Poskanoi714/
Pokainys714/
Pokanych714/
Pahkanaa712/
Poskanyi712/
Padkanna711/
Paskanna711/
Phakhana711/
Pokainis711/
Phokkane711/
Pheukana711/
Phukanad711/
Phokanyo711/
Pakainah711/
Pacana672,852/
Pakani67597/
Pakane67398/
Pakena67380/
Phokhanit67286/
Pukane67272/
Pakanj67140/
Pecana6792/
Pakano6783/
Poskannyy6780/
Pakona6778/
Pukani6763/
Poskannoy6760/
Pokono6758/
Pocani6740/
Pokone6740/
Poskannyi6718/
Poqani6714/
Pokoynaya6710/
Pokoni676/
Pocano675/
Photkanit675/
Photkanot675/
Pacona675/
Pakany675/
Pekena674/
Phokhotna674/
Potkonnat674/
Pookanoey674/
Pukano673/
Pokony673/
Pokhanych673/
Pekano672/
Pocahanna671/
Pakhanaya671/
Paekaaina671/
Pakaña671/
Phokhanyo671/
Phakaanad671/
Phakhanau671/
Pecona671/
Peqona671/
Pokáné671/
Pokóné671/
Pucana671/
Pooykhani671/
Puqana671/
Paqana671/
Pphokanit671/
Phokanoey671/
Pocona670/

Pokana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokana in the Marathi language
पोकनाpokana50
पोकणpokana50
Pokana in the Oriya language
େପାକଣାepakana44.44
େପାକନାepakana44.44
େପାକାନାepakana11.11

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokana
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