Pokusa Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pokusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8011:47,4527,489
Ukraine3231:140,93719,749
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Czechia291:366,67143,532
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pokusa Last Name Facts

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

Pokusa (Russian: Покуса) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokusa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 280,928th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,303,891 people. The surname Pokusa occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pokusa are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 47,452. Aside from Poland this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Pokusa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Pokusa are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

Pokusa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $49,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokusai92446/
Pokutsa9250/
Pokusay9237/
Poskusa922/
Pokusha921/
Pokudsai861/
Pokuesha861/
Pakusa83104/
Pokosa8371/
Pukusa8333/
Pokisa838/
Pekusa837/
Pokusy835/
Pokuse831/
Pokuso831/
Phokudsai801/
Pakutsa7765/
Pakusza7736/
Pokosia7715/
Pakusha776/
Pokossa773/
Pukusha772/
Pakusai771/
Pokisha771/
Pfukusa771/
Pekussa771/
Pakusas771/
Poskuse771/
Photkutsai755/
Pakutsah712/
Pakautsa711/
Phukusha711/
Phokosha711/
Pfukusai711/
Pakisa67817/
Pakuse67166/
Pocuca6794/
Pokose6767/
Pakuza6766/
Pekuza6760/
Pokiso6739/
Pacosa6733/
Pakautsah6731/
Pecusa6725/
Pakusi6722/
Pokosi6718/
Pushkutsa6714/
Pakuso6710/
Pokoso679/
Pukusi675/
Pukuse672/
Pekisa672/
Pakosa672/
Pekuša671/
Pukuso671/
Pacusa671/
Pakuża671/
Pakusy671/
Pokiza671/

Pokusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokusa in the Russian language
Покусаpokusa-

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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 Pokusa
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