Pokwa Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Pokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pokwa (38) may also be a first name.
Pokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pokwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pokwa? popularity and diffusion
Pokwa is the 1,674,734th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pokwa reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Pokwa is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 38 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Not including The DR Congo Pokwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokwas | 91 | 141 | / |
| Pokwap | 91 | 54 | / |
| Podkwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ponkwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pokwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phokwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phonkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokwaas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pookwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokua | 80 | 3,899 | / |
| Pogwa | 80 | 456 | / |
| Pekwa | 80 | 278 | / |
| Pakwa | 80 | 144 | / |
| Pukwa | 80 | 114 | / |
| Pocwa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Pokwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pokwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pokuaa | 73 | 8,124 | / |
| Pfukwa | 73 | 353 | / |
| Phokwe | 73 | 167 | / |
| Phakwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Pakwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Paakwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Poukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phekwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pokuay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pakwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Padkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pohkwer | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pongwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phekgwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phokuat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poonkua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pakwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pongkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokwisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakhwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pokwa
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