Poku Surname

19,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Poku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana26,3921:1,024165
United States6941:522,27543,598
England5031:110,77111,442
Papua New Guinea1391:58,6607,509
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
India111:69,733,217610,955
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Albania31:971,35222,477
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

The alternate forms: Pökü (2) are calculated separately.

Poku (4,472) may also be a first name.

Poku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poku (Hindi: पोकू, Marathi: पोकु, Oriya: େପାକୁ, Russian: Поку) occurs most in Ghana. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pökü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,401st most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 257,711 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Poku live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Poku is also the 102,960th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 4,472 people.

It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 26,392 people, or 1 in 1,024. Besides Ghana it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Poku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poku last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poku earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning R 132,396 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $45,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokou898,356/
Phoku894,401/
Pogku89257/
Pokau8936/
Pokku8920/
Pocku898/
Poeku896/
Pozku895/
Pokui894/
Pokhu893/
Pokuu892/
Pouku892/
Poiku892/
Pökü832/
Poškus801,127/
Poikus8033/
Phokou8020/
Poukou8015/
Phooku8013/
Podkup806/
Poukau805/
Pokush804/
Poukeu804/
Pokoup803/
Phokhu803/
Pockou802/
Pokhui801/
Pokkus801/
Pokauh801/
Pokuth801/
Pothku801/
Potkus801/
Pockui801/
Poddku801/
Poukhu801/
Puokuu801/
Pokubp801/
Poskou801/
Potkou801/
Paku755,297/
Peku75912/
Puku75520/
Pocu7540/
Pokó7529/
Poškutė7381/
Poszkus7310/
Photkhu738/
Pokkuth733/
Pockuth731/
Bpoukou731/
Pockhau731/
Pookhau731/
Phaku674,918/
Pakou674,256/
Pokoo671,489/
Pecku67935/
Poscu67906/
Pakau67498/
Pokój67366/
Pheku67340/
Paaku67330/
Pecou67245/
Pakui67241/
Pacou67241/
Phuku67204/
Pakeu67154/
Pakku67150/
Poikkeus67148/
Pocus67125/
Pfuku67109/
Pauku67107/
Pekau6797/
Pokoe6769/
Pocut6748/
Pásku6745/
Pekui6736/
Potcu6732/
Pukau6728/
Peeku6722/
Packu6717/
Pakuz6717/
Pozcu6711/
Pašku6711/
Pookkuth679/
Pukeu678/
Pugku677/
Pekku677/
Pocou676/
Peuku676/
Poschkus676/
Pakhu675/
Pakcu675/
Poicu674/
Pakud674/
Pukku673/
Pekhu673/
Pekeu673/
Pahku672/
Pukui672/
Pottkaup671/
Ppaku671/
Pgaku671/
Pakuu671/
Pakuy671/
Vpaku671/
Pokkó671/
Pokushch671/
Pékou671/
Pukuh671/
Pukuj671/
Poukouss671/
Pocau670/

Poku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poku in the Oriya language
େପାକୁepaku-
Poku in the Hindi language
पोकूpoku80
पोकुpoku20
Poku in the Marathi language
पोकुpoku55.56
पोकूpoku44.44
Poku in the Russian language
Покуpoku-

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