Poker Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Poker Surname Definition:

(English) One who made pokes, i.e., bags or small sacks.

Poker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Israel661:129,66114,046
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
Canada461:800,99162,809
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Pöker (43) are calculated separately.

Poker (839) may also be a first name.

Poker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who made pokes, i.e., bags or small sacks.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Poker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poker (Arabic: بوكر, Marathi: पोकेर) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as: Pöker. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poker? popularity and diffusion

Poker is the 608,234th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Poker reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Poker is also the 281,864th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 839 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 439,921. In Germany Poker is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 13 percent reside.

Poker Last Name Statistics demography

Poker earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 33.71% less than the national average, earning $32,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöker9343/
Pokker91277/
Pocker91260/
Pooker9182/
Poyker9118/
Pokere9114/
Poiker9110/
Poeker919/
Potker913/
Pokher912/
Pohker912/
Pokert912/
Pouker911/
Phoker911/
Podker911/
Pokehr911/
Pokerd911/
Pottker83259/
Poecker8389/
Pookerd8356/
Poisker8332/
Pockert8323/
Phokerd8316/
Poukere839/
Pojkert838/
Pookeyr833/
Pokkere832/
Podkerd832/
Poscker831/
Poucker831/
Poycker831/
Phokher831/
Phokeer831/
Poicker831/
Pockehr831/
Poykert831/
Potcker831/
Pookear831/
Peker8034,158/
Paker803,233/
Pokre80121/
Puker8081/
Pokir8041/
Pocer8015/
Phookerd777/
Pokerova771/
Phoukert771/
Pookkerd771/
Packer7322,591/
Peuker732,858/
Pekeur732,629/
Pauker731,204/
Pecker73649/
Pocher73643/
Pekker73629/
Pucker73428/
Pakeer73409/
Pakher73378/
Pakker73244/
Putker73137/
Pakere73106/
Peeker7375/
Pakier7365/
Pekeer7352/
Patker7344/
Pöcker7339/
Pukere7335/
Pokhre7333/
Pukher7330/
Pakert7330/
Pücker7326/
Pahker7324/
Pakger7321/
Pekier7318/
Poskyr7318/
Pukier7317/
Phaker7314/
Phokir7310/
Paeker739/
Pukerd737/
Poukre735/
Pakcer734/
Poquer734/
Pekher733/
Pehker733/
Pokire733/
Pakerh732/
Pukert732/
Pökert732/
Pakeur732/
Puiker731/
Pokayr731/
Pekear731/
Pakeir731/
Padker731/
Pfuker731/
Päkert731/
Poycer731/
Pukeur731/
Poucer730/
Pokherova713/
Peukert674,355/
Packeer672,782/
Poucher671,188/
Paukert67830/
Peucker67548/
Päckert67225/
Pakkert67105/
Pakkeer6784/
Puckert6761/
Paucker6755/
Pausker6732/
Puijker6730/
Phukerd6729/
Phacker6719/
Phakeer6716/
Pudkerd6715/
Pashker6714/
Pöckert6712/
Putkerd6711/
Packier6710/
Pakhere677/
Padkerd676/
Pakkier675/
Peusker675/
Pakheer674/
Puttker674/
Pachker673/
Pukhert672/
Poocher672/
Phakker672/
Paukker672/
Pukkerd672/
Phokird672/
Pathker671/
Puckerr671/
Phakere671/
Pfakeer671/
Pakeere671/
Patkere671/
Pakierz671/
Pfucker671/
Pfukert671/
Peukier671/
Pokhreh671/
Pookird671/
Phukert671/
Putkert671/
Paekker670/
Pfoccer670/
Pakkeur670/
Packerr670/
Pattker670/

Poker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poker in the Marathi language
पोकेरpokera62.5
पोकरpokara37.5
Poker in the Arabic language
بوكرbwkr-

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