Pokua Surname

117,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Pokua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,8101:7,092954
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pokua (752) may also be a first name.

Pokua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokua is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,964th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,869,081 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pokua are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pokua is also the 299,703rd most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 752 people.

The last name Pokua is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 3,810 people, or 1 in 7,092. Without taking into account Ghana this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Pokua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pokua last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Pokua earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.45% less than the national average, earning $30,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.52% less than the national average, earning $31,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokuaa918,124/
Pokuay912/
Poonkua834/
Phokuat834/
Phonkua831/
Pocua80314/
Pakua80165/
Pokwa80118/
Pekua8062/
Pukua803/
Pogua801/
Pokuo801/
Phonkuea7774/
Pongkuea775/
Phongkua775/
Phoonkua774/
Pokwas73141/
Pokwap7354/
Phekua7346/
Pongua7324/
Peukua7319/
Pakkua7314/
Poquah7310/
Podkwa736/
Phukua734/
Ponkwa733/
Pougba732/
Phakua731/
Posqua731/
Pukuas731/
Pukuah731/
Pokwat731/
Poquea731/
Pankua731/
Phongkuea7148/
Pocquat6753/
Pangkua678/
Pankuea671/
Pukuhai671/
Phokwah671/
Phonkwa671/
Pokwaas671/
Pakkuah671/
Pookwai671/
Pocguat671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pokua
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