Pokas Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pokas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4371:104,17114,899
Croatia2491:16,9823,438
Russia1341:1,075,54581,217
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Greece291:382,06251,720
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pokas (136) may also be a first name.

Pokas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pokas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pokas (Georgian: ფოკას, Marathi: पोकस, Russian: Покась) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,376th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pokas are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Pokas is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 136 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 104,171. In Ukraine Pokas is most frequent in: Poltava Oblast, where 30 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Cherkasy Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Pokas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pokas last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Pokas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogkas91481/
Podkas91166/
Phokas9192/
Poskas9152/
Pokais9131/
Potkas9118/
Pojkas9116/
Pokash9114/
Pokass916/
Poukas916/
Pokats912/
Pokkas912/
Pokase911/
Poškas911/
Pouskas8329/
Pougkas8322/
Phokase833/
Pockajs832/
Phoukas831/
Phokkas831/
Pukas803,820/
Pocas80928/
Pakas80795/
Pokos80673/
Pekas80552/
Pūkas80139/
Pokaz8068/
Poqas801/
Pokasova77176/
Pokasová771/
Phocas734,850/
Pakash733,544/
Pegkas73188/
Pagkas73123/
Phokos73113/
Pakkas7397/
Pekash7368/
Pokose7367/
Pocais7361/
Pakhas7358/
Pekhas7350/
Pocase7348/
Pukash7345/
Poucas7331/
Puckas7318/
Pokosh7317/
Pakase7311/
Pakats7311/
Pukasz7311/
Phakas739/
Pokost738/
Pokosz737/
Pukahs736/
Pokots735/
Pukats735/
Podkos735/
Pukass734/
Pukkas734/
Poskos734/
Padkas734/
Poscas733/
Pokoys731/
Pocash731/
Pukase731/
Paškas731/
Pakaas731/
Pakast731/
Pakasz731/
Pakaus731/
Pekkas731/
Pokhos731/
Pudkas731/
Poqash731/
Poccas731/
Packas731/
Pokashova712/
Pakhash6763/
Pogkois6722/
Pagkash6714/
Phekkas6713/
Puskats6710/
Pakkats679/
Pekasch679/
Puskash677/
Paakash675/
Podkots675/
Pagkeas674/
Pokoshe674/
Poskosh673/
Pakashe673/
Paekash672/
Ppakash671/
Pakhase671/
Pakkash671/
Pakatsh671/
Packajs671/
Packass671/
Pocahas671/
Pukaash671/
Puskasz671/
Poskosz671/
Phakase671/
Pokosse671/

Pokas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokas in the Georgian language
ფოკასpokas-
Pokas in the Marathi language
पोकसpokasa40
पॉकसpokasa40
पोकासpokasa20
Pokas in the Russian language
Покасьpokas-

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