Explore the Family Name Poku

The meaning of Poku

West African (Ghana): name found among the Akan and Ga peoples, probably a variant of Akan Opoku.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Poku in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Poku has seen a substantial surge in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Poku was ranked as the 73,659th most common surname, but it rose to the 44,423rd position by 2010, indicating a significant increase of approximately 39.69%. Correspondingly, the count of individuals with the Poku surname increased from 245 in 2000 to 484 in 2010, suggesting a growth rate of 97.55%. The number of people named Poku per 100,000 also increased from 0.09 to 0.16 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#44,423	39.69%
Count	245	484	97.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.16	77.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poku

The ethnic identity associated with the Poku surname has also evolved between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 88.57% of individuals with the Poku surname identified as Black, increasing to 96.07% in 2010. This indicates an increase of 8.47% over the decade. The proportion of individuals with the Poku surname who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased sharply from 8.57% in 2000 to 1.03% in 2010. In addition, while there were no individuals with the Poku surname who identified as White or Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, these categories represented 1.45% and 1.03% respectively of the Poku population. No Poku individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.57%	96.07%	8.47%
White	0%	1.45%	0%
Two or More Races	8.57%	1.03%	-87.98%
Hispanic	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%