Pokou Surname

60,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Pokou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8,1011:2,848281
Benin831:124,52513,573
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Guinea331:358,6011,162
France281:2,372,240182,981
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Congo61:831,51616,072
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Pokou (1,567) may also be a first name.

Pokou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokou is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,309th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 872,133 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Pokou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 195,636th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 1,567 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 8,101 people, or 1 in 2,848. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Lacs District, where 23 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Pokou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pokou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pokou earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning $58,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $44,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokou9120/
Poukou9115/
Pokoup913/
Pockou912/
Pokoue911/
Poskou911/
Potkou911/
Poku8928,278/
Poko894,304/
Poukoue8376/
Pokayou835/
Bpoukou831/
Phoku804,401/
Pakou804,256/
Phoko802,385/
Pokoo801,489/
Pokoj80403/
Pogku80257/
Pokoi80123/
Pokoš80114/
Pokoy8076/
Pokoe8069/
Pokko8048/
Pouko8046/
Pokoh8038/
Pokau8036/
Poiko8029/
Poľko8027/
Pokoa8024/
Pokue8023/
Pokku8020/
Pokoz8020/
Poyko8019/
Pocko8018/
Poĺko8013/
Pocku808/
Pocou806/
Poeku806/
Pozku805/
Pooko805/
Pokui804/
Pokhu803/
Pokuu802/
Puoko802/
Pouku802/
Poiku802/
Pokuo801/
Poïko801/
Poško801/
Pokgo801/
Ppoukoue771/
Poukouss771/
Phooko733,822/
Poškus731,127/
Photko73246/
Phokko73140/
Phokho7393/
Poykko7341/
Pagkou7340/
Pokoya7337/
Pokoyi7335/
Pokhoy7333/
Poikus7333/
Potkoč7321/
Pakkou7316/
Packou7316/
Poukop7316/
Phooku7313/
Pokoie7312/
Pocous7312/
Pogkot7311/
Pockoo7310/
Pokoia7310/
Phokoe739/
Pohkoh739/
Pokost738/
Poukko738/
Paukou737/
Pokosz737/
Pokhoo736/
Podkup736/
Pokots735/
Poukau735/
Podkos735/
Pookoh735/
Pokush734/
Pokoyo734/
Poszko734/
Poskos734/
Phocou734/
Poukeu734/
Poukue734/
Pookoi734/
Poucko734/
Pokoye733/
Phokoy733/
Phokhu733/
Pokoja732/
Pakoue732/
Phokod732/
Pokhui731/
Pokkus731/
Pokauh731/
Pokhoi731/
Pokojo731/
Pokoys731/
Pokuth731/
Pothku731/
Potkus731/
Pookod731/
Pockui731/
Poddku731/
Poukhu731/
Pokajo731/
Poikoo731/
Puokuu731/
Pokubp731/
Pakoup731/
Paakou731/
Pogkoi731/
Pokkoh731/
Pokoha731/
Pokoje731/
Putkou731/
Phokoi731/
Poykoy731/
Phokot731/
Pookoa731/
Pookoy731/
Poikoy731/
Podkoh731/
Pookkhoup711/
Poka677,014/
Paku675,297/
Pako675,259/
Poco671,091/
Phokoje67858/
Puko67538/
Puku67520/
Photkot67162/
Poškutė6781/
Packouz6757/
Pocu6740/
Phokoye6740/
Páko6735/
Pokó6729/
Pookoya6723/
Pogkois6722/
Pouchko6713/
Poszkus6710/
Phokhot6710/
Paskhou679/
Photkhu678/
Poqo678/
Poschko676/
Podkots675/
Poskosh673/
Pokkuth673/
Phokoyi672/
Poshkoh672/
Pookoot671/
Pockuth671/
Poukoth671/
Pahakou671/
Pakoues671/
Pachkou671/
Phokayo671/
Phookoo671/
Poskosz671/
Pockhau671/
Phokoja671/
Phokojo671/
Phokhoy671/
Pookhau671/
Pochkoh671/
Pakayou671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pokou
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