Pokhariya Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pokhariya Surname User-submission:

The surname Pokhariya comes from word pokhar, which means 'lake'. These people used to live near lakes and water bodies in old times.

Pokhariya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1991:639,75430,327
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Pokhariya (26) may also be a first name.

Pokhariya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pokhariya comes from word pokhar, which means 'lake'. These people used to live near lakes and water bodies in old times.

- irahulpokhariya

Pokhariya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokhariya (Hindi: पोखरिया, Marathi: पोखरीया) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pokhariya.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokhariya? popularity and diffusion

Pokhariya is the 310,992nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,017,792 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pokhariya reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 26 people.

The last name Pokhariya is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 639,754. In India it is most frequent in: Uttarkhand, where 87 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pokhariya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokhariya in the Hindi language
पोखरियाpokhariya98.22
पोखरीयाpokhariya0.65
कुमारkumara0.48
पाोखरियाpaokhariya0.32
डीडीपोखरियाdidipokhariya0.16
पोखरियpokhariya0.16
Pokhariya in the Marathi language
पोखरीयाpokhariya47.62
पोखारीयाpokhariya38.1
पोखिरयाpokhiraya9.52
पोखािरयाpokhairaya4.76

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