Pokossy Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Pokossy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 155 | 1:133,994 | 15,044 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pokossy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokossy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pokossy is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokossy? popularity and diffusion
Pokossy is the 1,267,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Pokossy reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Pokossy is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 133,994. In Cameroon Pokossy is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 69 percent are found, Centre Region, where 22 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokossi | 86 | 29 | / |
| Pokossa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pokosse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poukossi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pokosa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Pokose | 77 | 67 | / |
| Pokosi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Pokusy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pakosy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokassa | 71 | 216 | / |
| Pokusay | 71 | 37 | / |
| Pokozyi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pokoshe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pokessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokhozey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pakoussi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pokhozyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phokoshe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phokotsi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Patkotsy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poukassa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phokosha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokotshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poukessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poukesse | 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 Pokossy
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