Pokila Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Pokila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pokila (181) may also be a first name.

Pokila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokila (Hindi: पोकिला, Marathi: पोकीळा, Oriya: େପାକିଲା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pokila is the 4,034,050th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Pokila are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 677,199th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 181 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: New Ireland, where 65 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 29 percent reside and West New Britain, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokhila92123/
Poikila9211/
Phokila921/
Pokkila921/
Pokilai921/
Pokkilai863/
Pokela831,591/
Pakila83268/
Pokula83113/
Pokile8398/
Pokili8396/
Pukila8314/
Pocila834/
Pokilo831/
Pokyla831/
Pokhilaya8039/
Poukhilas803/
Pookkilat801/
Pokhyla771,376/
Phokela77769/
Poikela77765/
Pokkula77699/
Pukkila77673/
Pokkili77267/
Pakaila77152/
Pokhilo77116/
Pakiela7790/
Poskela7744/
Puukila7739/
Pokailo7722/
Pakkila7720/
Pakhila7715/
Pogkula7711/
Paakila778/
Pokhily776/
Packila775/
Pokulau773/
Pokulla772/
Pakitla772/
Pekkila771/
Potkile771/
Päkkila771/
Poccila771/
Pfukila771/
Poskile770/
Pochila770/
Pukhilas7156/
Pokhilyy7128/
Paukkila7113/
Podkuilo719/
Pokhiloy717/
Phokoile717/
Phokuile715/
Patkitla713/
Pokkuula713/
Pokkulla712/
Pokhiliy712/
Poikkela711/
Pukkilat711/
Pakula672,455/
Pakela671,613/
Pakili67325/
Pekula67320/
Pakilo67101/
Pacila6797/
Pekela6770/
Pokhilets6756/
Poqela6734/
Phakhilap6725/
Pukela6725/
Pocula6718/
Pokelo6710/
Pucila6710/
Pakile679/
Pukilo678/
Pukile676/
Pokeli674/
Pakily673/
Pochkailo673/
Pokele673/
Pokuła672/
Pokely671/
Pokulo671/
Pekilo671/
Pocile671/
Pocela670/

Pokila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokila in the Hindi language
पोकिलाpokila-
Pokila in the Oriya language
େପାକିଲାepakila-
Pokila in the Marathi language
पोकीळाpokila-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokila
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