Pokhel Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pokhel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokhel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1691:168,5262,719
India321:23,970,793327,222
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Pokhel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokhel (Hindi: पोखेल, Marathi: पोखेल, Russian: Похель) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pokhel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokhel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Pokhel is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Pokhel reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Pokhel is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 168,526. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Rapti, where 24 percent live, Lumbini, where 24 percent live and Mechi, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nepal this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokhele924/
Pokkhel921/
Poukhel921/
Pokheel921/
Phokhele8616/
Pokhyl831,306/
Pokhil83315/
Pochel83122/
Pakhel8332/
Pokhle835/
Pukhel834/
Pokele833/
Poklhe831/
Pockele7793/
Phokele7718/
Pokisel7715/
Poukeil772/
Pochele771/
Pokjhle771/
Pookeyl771/
Pakheal771/
Paukhel771/
Poukele771/
Paskhel771/
Potchel770/
Pokle7318,825/
Pogel73142/
Pouchele71246/
Phukhele7113/
Pochytel714/
Pochelle711/
Potchell710/
Pockhill710/
Poggel67937/
Pachel67737/
Pakele67284/
Pouchelle67156/
Pokhilova67111/
Pokile6798/
Pokhylova6795/
Pochyl6775/
Pakhle6758/
Pochelova6724/
Pakhyl6723/
Poqele6715/
Pochil6711/
Pakhil678/
Pogell678/
Pockle675/
Phajel673/
Pokail673/
Pougel673/
Pokkle671/
Poklle671/
Pookle671/
Phojel671/
Pocheł671/
Pukele671/
Passkhell670/

Pokhel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokhel in the Hindi language
पोखेलpokhela-
Pokhel in the Marathi language
पोखेलpokhela-
Pokhel in the Russian language
Похельpohel-

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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 Pokhel
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