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
Pokra (Marathi: पोकरा, Russian: Покра) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokra? popularity and diffusion
Pokra is the 3,323,005th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Pokra is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 88 percent live, East New Britain, where 4 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
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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