Poko Surname
Approximately 4,304 people bear this surname
Poko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2,034 | 1:4,009 | 214 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 514 | 1:344,636 | 18,677 |
| Ivory Coast | 247 | 1:93,406 | 4,903 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Lesotho | 54 | 1:37,640 | 6,590 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Cook Islands | 11 | 1:1,653 | 423 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Pokó (29) & Pókó (18) are calculated separately.
Poko (42,307) may also be a first name.
Poko Demographics
Average Poko Salary in
United States
$47,467 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poko (Georgian: პოკო, Hindi: पोको, Marathi: पोको, Russian: Поко) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pokó or Pókó. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poko.
How Common Is The Last Name Poko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 108,189th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,693,203 people. The last name Poko is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Poko reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poko is also the 21,235th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42,307 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2,034 people, or 1 in 4,009. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 70 percent live, Jiwaka, where 10 percent live and National Capital District, where 4 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Poko Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Poko surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Poko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.14% less than the national average, earning R 94,716 per year and in United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,467 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poko in the Hindi language | ||
| पोको | poko | - |
| Poko in the Marathi language | ||
| पोको | poko | - |
| Poko in the Georgian language | ||
| პოკო | poko | 50 |
| ფოკო | poko | 50 |
| Poko in the Russian language | ||
| Поко | poko | - |
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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 Poko
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