Pokuma Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pokuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pokuma Last Name Facts

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

Pokuma occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Pokuma reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukuma83651/
Pokima83342/
Pakuma83146/
Pokoma8343/
Pekuma8321/
Pokumo834/
Paukuma7795/
Pukumah7737/
Pakouma7713/
Pokimah7711/
Poukumo7710/
Poikumo777/
Pokhima775/
Phokoma774/
Peukuma771/
Pukumma771/
Pakumaa771/
Pekouma771/
Pakoumai7113/
Pakumaha715/
Phakumha711/
Pugkumas711/
Pookumme711/
Pudkumma711/
Pacoma67948/
Pacuma67306/
Pocoma67116/
Pakoma67110/
Pekima6725/
Pukume6722/
Pokomo6719/
Pokomi6715/
Pakima6713/
Pokomy6710/
Poikkimaa673/
Pucuma673/
Pokome673/
Pakumi673/
Pookummee672/
Pocumi671/
Pocumo671/
Phakumuha671/
Pougkumgi671/
Pecuma671/

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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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  • 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 Pokuma
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