Pokonyo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pokonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Pokonyo Last Name Facts

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

Pokonyo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokonyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pokonyo live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Pokonyo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Pokonyo is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 44 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside.

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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 Pokonyo
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