Pokia Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Pokia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2451:33,2803,885
Solomon Islands551:10,5461,849
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokias9121/
Pokiha9110/
Pokiea914/
Pookia911/
Poukia911/
Pokaiya8351/
Pokoija8313/
Pockias8312/
Pokhias8311/
Pokkias833/
Pokayia831/
Pokoiya831/
Pakia80242/
Pukia80206/
Pekia8010/
Pokya809/
Pokio804/
Phookiat771/
Pokaijai771/
Pekija73190/
Pakija73143/
Phukia7377/
Pakhia7358/
Pakiah7355/
Packia7321/
Pockja739/
Pfukia737/
Pochia737/
Pokjai736/
Poykio732/
Pakkia732/
Pokieo732/
Pokyah731/
Pukiay731/
Pokhya731/
Phokya731/
Pockya731/
Pakioa731/
Pakiha731/
Phakia731/
Pokyea731/
Pocchia67230/
Pahkiat6725/
Pouchia6715/
Pakoiya6711/
Phakias679/
Pakhija675/
Pokihou675/
Phukhia673/
Packias672/
Pokhieo672/
Pakaiya672/
Poochia672/
Paskiah672/
Phokieo671/
Pookjai671/
Pocaiya671/

Pokia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokia in the Oriya language
େପାକିଆepaki'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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