Pokanu Surname
5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Pokanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokanau | 92 | 115 | / |
| Poshkanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pakanu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Pocanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pakanau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pukanud | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phekanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pakhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pashkanu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Phukanud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pakenu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pookanoey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phakhanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokanoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poukounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pacanut | 62 | 503 | / |
| Pascanu | 62 | 417 | / |
| Paşcanu | 62 | 80 | / |
| Pașcanu | 62 | 38 | / |
| Pukonau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Poconau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Puscanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Peckenu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pucheanu | 57 | 212 | / |
| Pauceanu | 57 | 87 | / |
| Pascanut | 57 | 39 | / |
| Pakounou | 57 | 5 | / |
| Pacanuit | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pashkonut | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Pokanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis