Pokotela Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pokotela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokotela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

Pokotela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokotela is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokotela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Pokotela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Pokotela reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokothela942/
Phokotela941/
Pokotila8865/
Pokotyla886/
Pokotylo754,525/
Pokotilo75883/
Pocotila7572/
Pokotile752/
Pokatila751/
Pakatela751/
Pokotylou711/
Pokotylets6740/
Pokotilets671/
Pocotilo6374/
Pokotiło636/
Pokotyło634/
Pakotylo631/
Pacotelo631/
Pakatala631/
Pokatili631/
Pokatilets561/
Pokatilo50503/
Pokatylo50192/
Pecatala501/

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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 Pokotela
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