Pokesa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Pokesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829

Pokesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokesa is most common in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pokesa is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Pokesa is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Pokesa reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,836,794. In Indonesia Pokesa is mostly concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 99 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 1 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Pokesa exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokosa8371/
Pokisa838/
Pokeza837/
Pukesa835/
Pekesa834/
Pakesa833/
Pokesi831/
Pokasa831/
Pokassa77216/
Puketsa7797/
Pekesha776/
Pokossa773/
Pochesa772/
Pokaisa772/
Pakesha772/
Phokeja771/
Pokessi771/
Pokeshi771/
Pokasau771/
Pakesat771/
Pokitsa771/
Pokisha771/
Poukassa713/
Pockesci711/
Pockecha711/
Poukesse711/
Poukessi711/
Phokosha711/
Pakasa672,206/
Pakisa67817/
Pakeca6790/
Pokiso6739/
Pacosa6733/
Pacesa6725/
Pakese6715/
Pecosa6713/
Pokisi679/
Pokoso679/
Pakeso677/
Pakeja676/
Pakeza673/
Pakosa672/
Pakesi672/
Pekeza672/
Pekisa672/
Pecasa672/
Pukeza671/
Pakesy671/
Pekeso671/
Pokaso671/
Pekasa671/
Pucesa671/
Pokiza671/

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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
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  • 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 Pokesa
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