Pokosi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Pokosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Pokosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pokosi is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pokosi is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pokosi reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Pokosi is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokossi | 92 | 29 | / |
| Phokotsi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Poukossi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokosa | 83 | 71 | / |
| Pekosi | 83 | 69 | / |
| Pokose | 83 | 67 | / |
| Pakosi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Pokasi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Pukosi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokozi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokesi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokusai | 77 | 446 | / |
| Phukosi | 77 | 416 | / |
| Pokossy | 77 | 181 | / |
| Pakhosi | 77 | 131 | / |
| Pokasui | 77 | 15 | / |
| Pokozai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pokasić | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pokozyi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pokoshe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pokossa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pakosie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pakosai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phokasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokeshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokessi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokochi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakoshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pookasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokosse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokhozei | 71 | 117 | / |
| Pakoussi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phukosai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Phokoshe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pokhozyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pukoschi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phakosai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phokosha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pockozai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokudsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokotshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poukessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pockesci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakasi | 67 | 2,492 | / |
| Pokusa | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Pakose | 67 | 536 | / |
| Pokhozhai | 67 | 77 | / |
| Pekose | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pakusi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pakoci | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pekasi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pekesi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phutkosit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pukusi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pokusy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Photkhasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pococi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pakesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pukose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakosa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pocasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakozi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokudsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pagkousis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakosy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pacosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poskochei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pokosi
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