Pokorny Surname
Approximately 9,663 people bear this surname
Pokorny Surname User-submission:
The Pokorny surname comes from the Slavic word meaning 'humble' (humble before God). With simplified 'y' it is mostly found among European immigrants to America.
Pokorny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,001 | 1:90,592 | 10,185 |
| Austria | 2,389 | 1:3,564 | 358 |
| Germany | 1,649 | 1:48,821 | 6,375 |
| Poland | 383 | 1:99,240 | 15,160 |
| Hungary | 232 | 1:42,312 | 4,520 |
| Canada | 168 | 1:219,319 | 21,150 |
| Czechia | 147 | 1:72,337 | 12,158 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
The alternate forms: Pokorný (11,428) are calculated separately.
Pokorny (13) may also be a first name.
Pokorny Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Pokorny surname comes from the Slavic word meaning 'humble' (humble before God). With simplified 'y' it is mostly found among European immigrants to America.
- paad_zahrPokorny Demographics
Average Male Pokorny Height
178.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pokorny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokorny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokorny (Russian: Покорны) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as: Pokorný. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokorny? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,919th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 754,170 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Pokorny live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,001 people, or 1 in 90,592. In The United States Pokorny is primarily found in: Illinois, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Pokorny Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pokorny last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the party.
The amount Pokorny earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52% more than the national average, earning 526,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.89% less than the national average, earning R 88,188 per year; in United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $47,897 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokorný | 95 | 11,428 | / |
| Pokorney | 93 | 861 | / |
| Pokornyi | 93 | 244 | / |
| Pokornyy | 93 | 80 | / |
| Pockorny | 93 | 41 | / |
| Podkorny | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pokornay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pokkorny | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pokornaya | 88 | 72 | / |
| Poskorney | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pokorná | 86 | 11,791 | / |
| Pokorna | 86 | 672 | / |
| Pokorni | 86 | 394 | / |
| Pocorny | 86 | 26 | / |
| Pokorne | 86 | 14 | / |
| Pakorny | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokarny | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pokarney | 80 | 76 | / |
| Pokornij | 80 | 4 | / |
| Podkarny | 80 | 1 | / |
| Podqorniy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pokorných | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pocorni | 71 | 431 | / |
| Pokarna | 71 | 297 | / |
| Pokarne | 71 | 177 | / |
| Pokarni | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pokharna | 67 | 1,336 | / |
| Pocornie | 67 | 112 | / |
| Pokharne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pokharni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokarrna | 67 | 1 | / |
Pokorny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokorny in the Russian language | ||
| Покорны | pokorny | - |
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