Pokeni Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pokeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pokeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokeni is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokeni? popularity and diffusion

Pokeni is the 2,506,728th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pokeni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe Pokeni is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 83 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poekeni921/
Pokeeni921/
Podkheni861/
Pokani83133/
Pakeni8338/
Pukeni8326/
Pokini8322/
Pokoni836/
Pokena836/
Pekeni832/
Pokene832/
Pukenis7741/
Pokanai7732/
Pokojni7724/
Pokenge7721/
Pakenis7721/
Pokonei7715/
Phukeni7710/
Pokhani779/
Pokonai776/
Poskini775/
Pokkini773/
Phakeni772/
P'Okeny771/
Pakenai771/
Paekeni771/
Paukeni771/
Pokhena771/
Pokhoni771/
Pokkani771/
Pokoini771/
Pokonoi771/
Pfukeni771/
Phokani771/
Pekenai771/
Pukeniy770/
Pukienei7140/
Pokoinyi7138/
Pfukenyi7128/
Pfekenyi7113/
Phukheni7111/
Poshkene716/
Pashkeni714/
Pochenyi712/
Phokoene711/
Pokainis711/
Pocheeni711/
Pokane67636/
Pakani67597/
Pakena67380/
Pekene67271/
Pakini67244/
Peqani67134/
Pekani6777/
Pukini6751/
Pocani6740/
Pokone6740/
Pekoni6721/
Pakene6716/
Pukena6714/
Poqani6714/
Pokiny6710/
Pakoni677/
Pocini676/
Poukingai674/
Pokony673/
Pekini672/
Peqoni671/
Pooykhani671/
Paceni671/
Poconi671/

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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 Pokeni
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