Phoka Surname
Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname
Phoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 860 | 1:891,936 | 38,816 |
| Lesotho | 577 | 1:3,523 | 632 |
| South Africa | 546 | 1:99,227 | 12,040 |
| Thailand | 213 | 1:331,635 | 57,264 |
| Cyprus | 115 | 1:7,695 | 879 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Phoka (1,942) may also be a first name.
Phoka Demographics
Average Phoka Salary in
South Africa
R 105,096
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phoka (Hindi: फोका) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phoka is the 179,403rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Phoka are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,074th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,942 people.
The last name Phoka is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 860 people, or 1 in 891,936. In India Phoka is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Beside India it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.
Phoka Last Name Statistics demography
Phoka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.77% less than the national average, earning R 105,096 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phoka in the Hindi language | ||
| फोका | phoka | - |
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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 Phoka
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