Pokola Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pokola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1811:11,2302,530
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pokola (38) may also be a first name.

Pokola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokola (Tibetan: པོ་ཀོ་ལ་) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 844,382nd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Pokola reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pokola is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 11,230. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 59 percent are found, Quthing District, where 13 percent are found and Leribe District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Pokola Last Name Statistics demography

Pokola earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning R 130,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poikola92169/
Phokola927/
Pokolay921/
Pokolea921/
Pokolia921/
Poukola921/
Phokgola862/
Podkolai861/
Pokala839,122/
Pokela831,591/
Pokolo831,348/
Pekola83417/
Pakola83279/
Pokoli83184/
Pokula83113/
Pocola8375/
Pokole8344/
Pokoly8325/
Pukola831/
Potkholay801/
Pouskoula801/
Pokkolath801/
Pekkola77827/
Phokela77769/
Poikela77765/
Pokkula77699/
Phekola77236/
Phakola77234/
Phokolo77198/
Poikala7784/
Pokkala7783/
Pocolea7758/
Pakolay7754/
Pokalai7752/
Pookala7738/
Pokulat7728/
Pokolou7728/
Paukola7722/
Pokalla7716/
Pakhola7714/
Paakola7713/
Pogkula7711/
Pokatla779/
Pokaala778/
Pokoloh778/
Pokhala777/
Pakolla775/
Pakoula775/
Pehkola773/
Pokalad773/
Pokalaj773/
Pokulau773/
Phokole773/
Phokala772/
Pokulla772/
Poukala772/
Pogkala771/
Pokalia771/
Podkala771/
Peekola771/
Pekolla771/
Pakolaa771/
Pakolat771/
Paškola771/
Pfokolo771/
Pokalat771/
Pokoloo771/
Poccola771/
Pokoloi771/
Packola771/
Pouskoulas7523/
Paakkola71291/
Poukkula71182/
Pekkolay71138/
Pokkalla7139/
Pakholya7127/
Phokhala7118/
Paukkola7114/
Poukouly7110/
Phokoile717/
Pukkolla714/
Pokalaai714/
Pokalaya713/
Pokkuula713/
Pokkulla712/
Poukouli712/
Poszkoli712/
Pokhalla711/
Patkolla711/
Poukkala711/
Padkotla711/
Paukolas711/
Pakoulas711/
Pekkkola711/
Poikkela711/
Pokoulou711/
Poukalas711/
Phokgole711/
Phakgola711/
Pakala679,657/
Pokale673,622/
Pakula672,455/
Pekala672,039/
Pakela671,613/
Pacola67732/
Pokalo67511/
Pukala67271/
Pokali67225/
Pokule67192/
Pakolo6798/
Pukoli6785/
Pekela6770/
Pakole6758/
Pukula6756/
Poqela6734/
Pokało6730/
Pokkalath6725/
Pakoli6723/
Pecola6719/
Pocula6718/
Pokotello6714/
Pokelo6710/
Pocoli6710/
Phokhalai679/
Pocolo677/
Pokotyllo674/
Pokuli674/
Pocala674/
Pékala674/
Pukolo673/
Pekolo672/
Pokuła672/
Podkolysh671/
Pukole671/
Pokulo671/
Pokalahad671/
Pokoło671/
Poukoulyi671/
Poskolyts671/
Phokkalap671/

Pokola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokola in the Tibetan language
པོ་ཀོ་ལ་pokola-

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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 Pokola
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