Pokoane Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pokoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Pokoane (18) may also be a first name.

Pokoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokoane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pokoane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokoane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pokoane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Pokoane is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 62 percent live, Leribe District, where 8 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Pokoane is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent live.

Pokoane Last Name Statistics demography

Pokoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.62% less than the national average, earning R 74,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokoane93669/
Pokouane931/
Phookoane888/
Poqoane8632/
Pokouan867/
Pokoana866/
Pakoane863/
Phakoane80193/
Phokoana8059/
Phoqoane803/
Pokouang802/
Phokaone801/
Pookohan801/
Phukoane801/
Phookoana751/
Phokhoana751/
Pakouan719/
Poshkohani716/
Phakoana67287/
Phacoane671/
Phukoana671/
Phakoanaa631/
Pacoan627/
Pocaon621/
Phokhaonna5919/
Phoocahhan591/
Pacohan5750/
Pakouon571/
Pacaones534/
Phakouon533/

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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 Pokoane
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