Pokharel Surname

7,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pokharel Surname User-submission:

The Pokharel surname originates from 'Pokhar village' in Western Nepal.

Pokharel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal69,2871:41188
United States3881:934,17369,936
Australia2961:91,20210,456
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada771:478,51441,057
Malaysia601:491,57024,692
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England381:1,466,26563,675
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland61:916,11741,832
Iceland61:63,3484,218
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pokharel (21) may also be a first name.

Pokharel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pokharel surname originates from 'Pokhar village' in Western Nepal.

- santoshthapa

Pokharel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokharel (Hindi: पोखरेल, Marathi: पोखरेल, Oriya: େପାଖେରଲ) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pokharel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokharel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,977th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,419 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pokharel are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

Pokharel is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 69,287 people, or 1 in 411. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bagmati, where 23 percent live, Koshi, where 16 percent live and Lumbini, where 14 percent live. Besides Nepal this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Pokharel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pokharel surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Pokharel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.32% less than the national average, earning R 37,260 per year; in United States they earn 21.97% more than the national average, earning $52,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning $44,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokkharel944/
Phokharel942/
Pokharehl941/
Pokhareel941/
Pokarel9310/
Pokharl931/
Pokherel8872/
Pakharel8832/
Pokhorel882/
Pekharel881/
Paukharel8280/
Pokherl804/
Pakarel803/
Pekarel801/
Paskarel7513/
Pacharel759/
Pakhorel751/
Pakherel751/
Phokerel751/
Pakarl711/
Pacorel6796/
Pajarel673/
Pecorel672/
Pacharl671/

Pokharel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokharel in the Hindi language
पोखरेलpokharela-
Pokharel in the Oriya language
େପାଖେରଲepakherala-
Pokharel in the Marathi language
पोखरेलpokharela92.68
पोखरंलpokharanla2.44
पोखारेलpokharela2.44
पोखरेळpokharela2.44

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