Pokus Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pokus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1101:48,5139,303
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Czechia131:817,95970,223
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pokus (17) may also be a first name.

Pokus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pokus (Hindi: पोकुस, Russian: Покус) is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 870,423rd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Pokus occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pokus are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Pokus is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 48,513. In Slovakia Pokus is most common in: Nitra Region, where 69 percent are found, Trenčín Region, where 28 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Pokus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pokus surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pokus surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Pokus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poškus911,127/
Poikus9133/
Pokush914/
Pookus911/
Potkus911/
Pokuse911/
Pokkus911/
Poszkus8310/
Poskuse831/
Pokos80673/
Pekus80245/
Pakus80181/
Pocus80125/
Pukus803/
Pékus801/
Poikkeus77148/
Pokusová77119/
Pokusova7764/
Poschkus776/
Pokushch771/
Poukouss771/
Phocus73996/
Pakush73294/
Pakuse73166/
Pekush73162/
Patkus73115/
Phokos73113/
Peckus7383/
Puskus7331/
Puckus7329/
Pokosh7317/
Pakusz7316/
Pocous7312/
Packus7311/
Pocuis7310/
Pokosz737/
Poicus735/
Paukus734/
Pukuse732/
Pekeus731/
Poucus731/
Pekuss731/
Pakaus731/
Paekus731/
Putkus731/
Poceus731/
Pokhos731/
Pukuis730/
Pakhush67224/
Pakusch67193/
Pashkus6730/
Pukutse678/
Pakhuys677/
Puchkus676/
Pekusch675/
Peckous674/
Peckhus673/
Pakhuis672/
Paskusz672/
Pakouse671/
Potcust671/
Paskkus671/
Pukushe671/

Pokus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokus in the Hindi language
पोकुसpokusa-
Pokus in the Russian language
Покусpokus-

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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 Pokus
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