Pokta Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Pokta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Pokta (40) may also be a first name.
Pokta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pokta is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Pokta are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name globally It is held by 40 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Pokta is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 67 percent reside and West New Britain, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Pokta is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poktai | 91 | 34 | / |
| Poukta | 91 | 26 | / |
| Poktha | 91 | 7 | / |
| Pookta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poktaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pohktai | 83 | 249 | / |
| Pokhtai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Phoktaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pocta | 80 | 173 | / |
| Pokti | 80 | 102 | / |
| Pakta | 80 | 27 | / |
| Pokto | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pokte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pekta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouktaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pukhta | 73 | 280 | / |
| Paktaş | 73 | 169 | / |
| Phokti | 73 | 94 | / |
| Pakhta | 73 | 30 | / |
| Phokto | 73 | 15 | / |
| Pokhto | 73 | 10 | / |
| Paktas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pookto | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paktai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puktha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pekhta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Poktih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pektau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pokteh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phogta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pockti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puktai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puckta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phuktha | 67 | 59 | / |
| Pukhtai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pakhtah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pakthai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pukhtay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouctha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paktaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakhtai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poktodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pucktoa | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pocktte | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pokta
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