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

The surname Pooko is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pooko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pooko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Pooko is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Pooko live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

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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