Pooko Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pooko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pooko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pooko (28) may also be a first name.

Pooko Last Name Facts

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

Pooko occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Pooko occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Pooko reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Pooko exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phooko913,822/
Pookoh915/
Pookoi914/
Pookod911/
Pookoa911/
Pookoy911/
Poko894,304/
Pookoot831/
Phookoo831/
Pokou808,356/
Phoko802,385/
Pokoo801,489/
Pokoj80403/
Pooka80144/
Pokoi80123/
Pokoš80114/
Pokoy8076/
Pokko8048/
Pouko8046/
Pokoh8038/
Poiko8029/
Poľko8027/
Pokoa8024/
Pokoz8020/
Poyko8019/
Pocko8018/
Poĺko8013/
Pooqo805/
Puoko802/
Pooco801/
Poïko801/
Poško801/
Photko73246/
Phokko73140/
Phokho7393/
Poykko7341/
Potkoč7321/
Phokou7320/
Poukop7316/
Poukou7315/
Pogkot7311/
Pockoo7310/
Pohkoh739/
Pokost738/
Poukko738/
Phooka738/
Pokosz737/
Pokhoo736/
Pokots735/
Podkos735/
Poszko734/
Poskos734/
Pooyka734/
Poucko734/
Phokoy733/
Pokoup733/
Pockou732/
Phokod732/
Pookha732/
Pookka732/
Pokoys731/
Pooska731/
Poikoo731/
Pogkoi731/
Pokkoh731/
Pokoha731/
Poskou731/
Potkou731/
Pookad731/
Pookca731/
Phokoi731/
Poykoy731/
Phokot731/
Pookap731/
Poikoy731/
Podkoh731/
Pookkooth711/
Pookkhoup711/
Poka677,014/
Pako675,259/
Poco671,091/
Puko67538/
Photkot67162/
Páko6735/
Pokó6729/
Pogkois6722/
Pouchko6713/
Phokhot6710/
Poqo678/
Pookkat676/
Poschko676/
Podkots675/
Poskosh673/
Poshkoh672/
Pookath671/
Poukoth671/
Poskosz671/
Bpoukou671/
Phookha671/
Phokhoy671/
Pookhau671/
Pookkha671/
Pochkoh671/

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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 Pooko
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