Poleke Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Poleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Pöleke (1) are calculated separately.
Poleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poleke is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pöleke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poleke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Poleke are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Poleke is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Poleke
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