Pokuvaka Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pokuvaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pokuvaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pokuvaka Last Name Facts

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

Pokuvaka occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokuvaka? popularity and diffusion

Pokuvaka is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pokuvaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Pokuvaka is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukuvaka887/
Pokuwaka881/
Bokuvka808/
Pokovka802/
Pokhyvka7543/
Pokhivka757/
Pokhevka752/
Pugovka67424/
Bokůvka6783/
Bokfuka6762/
Bukuvka675/
Bokavak673/
Pkvk671/
Puakfak671/
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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 Pokuvaka
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