Pokia Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Pokia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 245 | 1:33,280 | 3,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 55 | 1:10,546 | 1,849 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Cook Islands | 8 | 1:2,272 | 577 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 1:2,797 | 36 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Pokia (99) may also be a first name.
Pokia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokia (Oriya: େପାକିଆ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 770,644th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Pokia live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 951,070th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 99 people.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 33,280. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 42 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent are found and Northern, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokias | 91 | 21 | / |
| Pokiha | 91 | 10 | / |
| Pokiea | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pookia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poukia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pokaiya | 83 | 51 | / |
| Pokoija | 83 | 13 | / |
| Pockias | 83 | 12 | / |
| Pokhias | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pokkias | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pokayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokoiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pakia | 80 | 242 | / |
| Pukia | 80 | 206 | / |
| Pekia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pokya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pokio | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phookiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokaijai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pekija | 73 | 190 | / |
| Pakija | 73 | 143 | / |
| Phukia | 73 | 77 | / |
| Pakhia | 73 | 58 | / |
| Pakiah | 73 | 55 | / |
| Packia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Pockja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pfukia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pochia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pokjai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Poykio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pakkia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pokieo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pokyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pukiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pokhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phokya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pockya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pakioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pakiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pokyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pocchia | 67 | 230 | / |
| Pahkiat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pouchia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pakoiya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phakias | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pakhija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pokihou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phukhia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Packias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pokhieo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poochia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paskiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phokieo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pookjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pocaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Pokia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokia in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାକିଆ | epaki'a | - |
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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 Pokia
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