Poteke Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Poteke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Poteke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poteke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poteke has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poteke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poteke is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Poteke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Poteke are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Poteke is most prevalent in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Poteke
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