Pokera Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

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

Pokera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Pokera (238) may also be a first name.

Pokera Last Name Facts

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

Pokera (Marathi: पोकॅरा, Russian: Покера) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Pokera reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pokera is also the 580,229th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 238 people.

Pokera is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 524,174. In Tanzania Pokera is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokera921/
Pokhetra865/
Pokherai861/
Pokeerah861/
Pokora835,980/
Pekera83212/
Pokara83126/
Pakera83112/
Pocera8355/
Pokere8314/
Pokira836/
Pokery833/
Pokeri831/
Phokeerah802/
Pookeerah801/
Pokorra77129/
Pukeroa77102/
Pakeera7796/
Pokhara7775/
Paekera7734/
Pakkera7721/
Pakhera7719/
Pakerai7718/
Puikera7710/
Pakiera779/
Poukere779/
Pokorau777/
Phakera776/
Pakeraj774/
Pochera774/
Poceira774/
Pokarai774/
Pfekera772/
Poykara772/
Pokoray772/
Pokkere772/
Pakeira772/
Pekhera771/
Pokisra771/
Pookara771/
Pockery771/
Pakeray771/
Pakaera771/
Pokarah771/
Pokaray771/
Pokhora771/
Poquera771/
Pookora771/
Pfekerai7132/
Packeira7116/
Pokhiray718/
Pokaraai717/
Pocheira716/
Pakkeera714/
Pakeraja714/
Phakeera713/
Pocchera713/
Poikkara713/
Pokeeree712/
Pokharra711/
Pakerapp711/
Poukerie711/
Pokharaa711/
Poqueras711/
Pookeree711/
Pokairat711/
Pakira6711,886/
Pecora679,018/
Pakara672,992/
Pacora671,529/
Pekara67589/
Pakora67415/
Pocora67390/
Pocero67245/
Pakere67106/
Pakeri6794/
Pacera6790/
Pokiri6779/
Pukero6779/
Pokoro6755/
Pokreo6750/
Pokiro6747/
Pokaro6741/
Pécora6736/
Pukere6735/
Pakery6733/
Pekora6725/
Poquereau6720/
Pecara6715/
Pekira679/
Paqora677/
Poqara677/
Pakero676/
Pukeri675/
Paqera673/
Pokire673/
Pècora672/
Pekero672/
Pokhiraya671/
Poceri671/
Pukira671/
Phakhetra671/
Pakeeraya671/
Phuketrat671/
Phakeerah671/
Pocere671/
Pochereau671/
Pucera671/
Phokeeree671/

Pokera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokera in the Marathi language
पोकॅराpokera-
Pokera in the Russian language
Покераpokera-

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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 Pokera
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