Pokel Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

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

Pokel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pökel (10) are calculated separately.

Pokel (35) may also be a first name.

Pokel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokel (Marathi: पोकळे) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pökel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Pokel live; 30 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pokel is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Pokel is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East New Britain, where 90 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 5 percent reside and Manus, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.

Pokel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pokel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pokel surname rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pokel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pokel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Pokel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pökel9310/
Pockel9172/
Poekel9117/
Poskel918/
Phokel915/
Pokkel911/
Pokael911/
Pokiel911/
Pokl891/
Pockell8355/
Poeckel8323/
Pookeld831/
Pockelt830/
Pekel805,266/
Pakel801,295/
Pukel80328/
Pockl80101/
Pokil8026/
Päkel8016/
Pocel808/
Poucel73303/
Peckel73219/
Peekel73205/
Packel73165/
Pakael73157/
Pochel73122/
Pähkel7385/
Pukkel7344/
Puškel7337/
Pukiel7331/
Pekkel7331/
Pakeel7330/
Puckel7327/
Pöckel7326/
Phukel7312/
Patkel737/
Pakkel737/
Poeckl736/
Pekiel736/
Poklet735/
Pakiel733/
Pokkil732/
Pahkel732/
Paškel732/
Pocell731/
Pückel731/
Paukel731/
Pakoel731/
Podkyl731/
Peukel731/
Paekel731/
Pukl67511/
Pushkel6773/
Puchkel6764/
Poucell6728/
Packeel6726/
Peckiel6719/
Paeckel6712/
Pökl6711/
Pekl6710/
Pakl675/
Pukkell674/
Packell674/
Phackel673/
Poklova673/
Packiel672/
Pahkiel671/
Pocl671/
Phakael671/
Poklová671/
Pasckel671/
Packelt671/
Phakiel671/
Peekell670/
Pauckel670/
Puckell670/

Pokel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokel in the Marathi language
पोकळेpokale-

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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 Pokel
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