Pokea Surname
Approximately 540 people bear this surname
Pokea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 382 | 1:21,345 | 2,273 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Pokea (1,354) may also be a first name.
Pokea Demographics
Pokea Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Pokea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokea occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokea? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 581,222nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Pokea are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pokea is also the 213,150th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,354 people.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 21,345. In Papua New Guinea Pokea is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 69 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 20 percent are found and Enga, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Pokea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Pokea surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
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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 Pokea
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