Pokor Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Pokor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1601:288,62418,622
Liberia671:65,7995,672
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Pokor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokor has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,003,904th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Pokor reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Pokor is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Pokor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokore9165/
Pokorz918/
Podkor915/
Poekor911/
Poskor910/
Phokhor831/
Pokar808,262/
Pakor80138/
Pekor8083/
Pukor8026/
Pokur8018/
Pokorová77258/
Pokorova776/
Pooskoor773/
Pakore731,117/
Pohkar73741/
Podkur73648/
Pokhar73118/
Pockar73102/
Poukar7379/
Pokare7367/
Pokkar7364/
Pokart7356/
Pokure7339/
Paskor7335/
Pojkar7329/
Pokard7327/
Pocore7327/
Podkar7324/
Phokar7322/
Poikar7319/
Potkur7316/
Pokahr7313/
Pokaar7312/
Pakhor7311/
Pakour738/
Pookar737/
Packor736/
Phokur736/
Pukour736/
Pekour735/
Phakor735/
Phukor733/
Poekar733/
Pokkur733/
Peekor731/
Peckor731/
Pakkor731/
Pakuor731/
Paukor731/
Pakorz731/
Pocoor731/
Pakotr731/
Pakoor731/
Pokhorova719/
Pokhare671,011/
Poskart67283/
Phodkar67140/
Poccore6771/
Paskorz6753/
Pochkar6719/
Pozkurt6713/
Pohukar6712/
Pooskur6711/
Poskard6710/
Pokarth6710/
Pockart679/
Pakkore679/
Bpoukar677/
Phatkor675/
Puokare674/
Poudkar674/
Phakotr673/
Pokhart673/
Podkaur673/
Ppokkar673/
Pakhort672/
Pockard671/
Pokkart671/
Peekorh671/
Phakort671/
Puttkor671/
Phokurt671/
Puoskar671/
Pokharr671/
Pothkar671/
Pouskar671/
Phokaar671/
Pakhoor671/
Pakhore671/
Paskour671/
Packore671/

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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 Pokor
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