Pokisa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Pokisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Pokisa (8) may also be a first name.
Pokisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pokisa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pokisa is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Pokisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pokisa are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Berea District, where 83 percent reside and Leribe District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokaisa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pokitsa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pokisha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pokusa | 83 | 1,374 | / |
| Pakisa | 83 | 817 | / |
| Pokesa | 83 | 93 | / |
| Pokiso | 83 | 39 | / |
| Pokisi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Pekisa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pokiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokusai | 77 | 446 | / |
| Phakisa | 77 | 183 | / |
| Pokusay | 77 | 37 | / |
| Pakisah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Pokoija | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pokiser | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pakitsa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pakissa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokusha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pocisah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfukisai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pakitsas | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pokaijai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokuesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakiseau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakisi | 67 | 1,025 | / |
| Pakiso | 67 | 153 | / |
| Pakija | 67 | 143 | / |
| Pakusa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pakiza | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pekiso | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pakise | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pekusa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pokeza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pukesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pekesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pakesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phakhisap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pacisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokuso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pukisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pocisy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pokisa
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