Pokisi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pokisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Pokisi (28) may also be a first name.

Pokisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokisi is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Pokisi is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Pokisi reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pokisi is also the 1,994,417th most common first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Besides Lesotho Pokisi occurs in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakisi831,025/
Pokisa838/
Pekisi834/
Pukisi831/
Pokesi831/
Phakisi771,306/
Pakeisi7710/
Pokiser774/
Pokaisa772/
Pakkisi771/
Pakiesi771/
Pokessi771/
Pokisha771/
Pfukisai7115/
Phakhisi713/
Pakeishi711/
Pokaijai711/
Poukessi711/
Phakidsi711/
Pakkisie711/
Pakisa67817/
Pokesa6793/
Pakusi6722/
Pakigi6715/
Pekusi6712/
Paqisi6710/
Pekesi679/
Pakise679/
Pokusy675/
Pakesi672/
Pekise671/
Phakhaisi671/
Pokuse671/
Pokiza671/
Pocisy670/

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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 Pokisi
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