Pokota Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pokota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pokota (23) may also be a first name.

Pokota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokota (Russian: Покота) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Pokota occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Pokota live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pokota is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name globally, held by 23 people.

The surname Pokota is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe Pokota is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 57 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 41 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Pokota is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 18 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokosta9226/
Podkota9218/
Poskota9213/
Pokotea926/
Potkota924/
Pokotai922/
Pookota922/
Pokotau921/
Poukouta86158/
Pokuta83766/
Pokoto83215/
Pokoti8394/
Pokote8359/
Pakota8332/
Pekota8322/
Pukota8322/
Pocota8312/
Pokata834/
Poketa833/
Pekhota771,047/
Pakhota77311/
Pokotho77127/
Pokatha77127/
Poskuta7775/
Paskota7765/
Pokutta7751/
Pokatea7734/
Pokotys7734/
Packota7720/
Pokotyi7717/
Pakouta7716/
Pookote7712/
Pokatau7710/
Pokotis778/
Pokotou778/
Potkoti777/
Phokata776/
Pocotea775/
Pokotoi774/
Pokoute773/
Phokote773/
Pocotay771/
Poskoti771/
Pookoti771/
Paakota771/
Pokothi771/
Pokotoy771/
Pokatah771/
Pokatap771/
Pookata771/
Poccotay71135/
Pakootas7170/
Phukotat7158/
Phokotje7124/
Phokatha7123/
Poszkuta7118/
Puokotti714/
Pokathai714/
Phokotho713/
Pakoutas712/
Pookkote711/
Pookotty711/
Pokkatha711/
Pakata67410/
Pukuta67301/
Pokati67129/
Paketa67117/
Pukoti67104/
Pecota6794/
Pakoti6785/
Pokate6784/
Pakote6748/
Pakuta6738/
Peketa6730/
Pakoto6724/
Pekata6723/
Pokato6716/
Poqoti679/
Pekoto678/
Pookkotti674/
Phakhotat674/
Pukote674/
Phokathai674/
Pacota673/
Pocuta673/
Pookkatta673/
Pokute673/
Pukata673/
Pokkootti672/
Pookkotty671/
Poqata671/
Pokuti671/
Poukoutou671/
Phakoutas671/
Phokatach671/

Pokota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokota in the Russian language
Покотаpokota-

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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
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  • 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 Pokota
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