Pokowa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pokowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pokowa Last Name Facts

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

Pokowa is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Pokowa is primarily found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Pokowa reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Pokowa is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 65 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 18 percent live and Enga, where 6 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podkowa921,750/
Potkowa92118/
Pokowai923/
Pookowa921/
Phokojwa8626/
Pokawa8345/
Pokova8322/
Pekowa8311/
Pakowa839/
Podkow838/
Pokhow833/
Poukow833/
Pukowa831/
Pockova77114/
Paskowa7743/
Pokovai7740/
Poykova7712/
Patkowa7711/
Pokowei779/
Poskova776/
Pokhova775/
Poukova775/
Poyzkow775/
Pakouwa775/
Pokawat773/
Pozkova772/
Pokowos772/
Pojkova771/
Padkowa771/
Podkawa771/
Pokouba771/
Podkows771/
Poşkova771/
Phokhow771/
Pookhow771/
Pokov7361/
Pakow7322/
Pocow734/
Pokaw734/
Pokob731/
Pokof731/
Pokav731/
Poshkova7119/
Poiskova7118/
Pakowhai717/
Pokkawat715/
Phokawat715/
Poukhova714/
Podkovaa711/
Pouskova711/
Pokhawat711/
Pok6724,603/
Pekova671,024/
Pakova67290/
Paskow67282/
Pukova67218/
Pockov67118/
Pakawa6795/
Poková6769/
Pokhov6728/
Phokaw6727/
Poskov6724/
Pukhow6723/
Pukawa6717/
Pokhaw6715/
Packow6714/
Poikov6712/
Pozkov6710/
Potkov678/
Pocova677/
Putkow677/
Podkov676/
Paukow676/
Pagowa675/
Poukov674/
Poykov674/
Phokav674/
Pakowo674/
Pookaw674/
Phokkawat674/
Phokov673/
Pookab673/
Pogova672/
Paschkowa672/
Pogkov672/
Pouchkova672/
Poscowait671/
Pokhovhay671/
Poushkova671/
Paakow671/
Phokab671/
Pukowo671/
Potkovacz671/
Poukob671/
Phukow671/
Phokaswat671/
Phokhawat671/
Pookkawas671/
Poikab671/
Pokauw671/
Pokkhawat671/
Poocow671/
Puikow671/

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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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  • 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 Pokowa
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