Pokra Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Pokra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Pokra (16) may also be a first name.
Pokra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokra (Marathi: पोकरा, Russian: Покра) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokra? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pokra is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Pokra reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pokra is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.
The last name Pokra is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 88 percent are found, East New Britain, where 4 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pokra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pokra in the Marathi language | ||
| पोकरा | pokara | - |
| Pokra in the Russian language | ||
| Покра | pokra | - |
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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 Pokra
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