Finnish
Etymology
From Sami, either akin to bokke (“gap, opening”), pokke (“(rotten) pine”) or Northern Sami bohkká (“fishing rod stand”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpokːɑ/, [ˈpo̞kːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -okːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Pok‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): Pok‧ka
Proper noun
Pokka
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Pokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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Pokka
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Pokat
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| genitive
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Pokan
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Pokkien
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| partitive
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Pokkaa
|
Pokkia
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| illative
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Pokkaan
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Pokkiin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pokka
|
Pokat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Pokka
|
Pokat
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| gen.
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Pokan
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| genitive
|
Pokan
|
Pokkien
Pokkain rare
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| partitive
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Pokkaa
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Pokkia
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| inessive
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Pokassa
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Pokissa
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| elative
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Pokasta
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Pokista
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| illative
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Pokkaan
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Pokkiin
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| adessive
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Pokalla
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Pokilla
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| ablative
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Pokalta
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Pokilta
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| allative
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Pokalle
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Pokille
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| essive
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Pokkana
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Pokkina
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| translative
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Pokaksi
|
Pokiksi
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| abessive
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Pokatta
|
Pokitta
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| instructive
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—
|
Pokin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pokkani
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Pokkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pokkani
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Pokkani
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| gen.
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Pokkani
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| genitive
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Pokkani
|
Pokkieni
Pokkaini rare
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| partitive
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Pokkaani
|
Pokkiani
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| inessive
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Pokassani
|
Pokissani
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| elative
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Pokastani
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Pokistani
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| illative
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Pokkaani
|
Pokkiini
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| adessive
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Pokallani
|
Pokillani
|
| ablative
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Pokaltani
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Pokiltani
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| allative
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Pokalleni
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Pokilleni
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| essive
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Pokkanani
|
Pokkinani
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| translative
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Pokakseni
|
Pokikseni
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| abessive
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Pokattani
|
Pokittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Pokkineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
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| nominative
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Pokkasi
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Pokkasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pokkasi
|
Pokkasi
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| gen.
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Pokkasi
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| genitive
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Pokkasi
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Pokkiesi
Pokkaisi rare
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| partitive
|
Pokkaasi
|
Pokkiasi
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| inessive
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Pokassasi
|
Pokissasi
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| elative
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Pokastasi
|
Pokistasi
|
| illative
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Pokkaasi
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Pokkiisi
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| adessive
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Pokallasi
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Pokillasi
|
| ablative
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Pokaltasi
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Pokiltasi
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| allative
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Pokallesi
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Pokillesi
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| essive
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Pokkanasi
|
Pokkinasi
|
| translative
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Pokaksesi
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Pokiksesi
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| abessive
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Pokattasi
|
Pokittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Pokkinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pokkamme
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Pokkamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Pokkamme
|
Pokkamme
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| gen.
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Pokkamme
|
| genitive
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Pokkamme
|
Pokkiemme
Pokkaimme rare
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| partitive
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Pokkaamme
|
Pokkiamme
|
| inessive
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Pokassamme
|
Pokissamme
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| elative
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Pokastamme
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Pokistamme
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| illative
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Pokkaamme
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Pokkiimme
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| adessive
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Pokallamme
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Pokillamme
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| ablative
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Pokaltamme
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Pokiltamme
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| allative
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Pokallemme
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Pokillemme
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| essive
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Pokkanamme
|
Pokkinamme
|
| translative
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Pokaksemme
|
Pokiksemme
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| abessive
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Pokattamme
|
Pokittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Pokkinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Pokkanne
|
Pokkanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Pokkanne
|
Pokkanne
|
| gen.
|
Pokkanne
|
| genitive
|
Pokkanne
|
Pokkienne
Pokkainne rare
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| partitive
|
Pokkaanne
|
Pokkianne
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| inessive
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Pokassanne
|
Pokissanne
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| elative
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Pokastanne
|
Pokistanne
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| illative
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Pokkaanne
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Pokkiinne
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| adessive
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Pokallanne
|
Pokillanne
|
| ablative
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Pokaltanne
|
Pokiltanne
|
| allative
|
Pokallenne
|
Pokillenne
|
| essive
|
Pokkananne
|
Pokkinanne
|
| translative
|
Pokaksenne
|
Pokiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Pokattanne
|
Pokittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Pokkinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Pokkansa
|
Pokkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Pokkansa
|
Pokkansa
|
| gen.
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Pokkansa
|
| genitive
|
Pokkansa
|
Pokkiensa
Pokkainsa rare
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| partitive
|
Pokkaansa
|
Pokkiaan
Pokkiansa
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| inessive
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Pokassaan
Pokassansa
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Pokissaan
Pokissansa
|
| elative
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Pokastaan
Pokastansa
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Pokistaan
Pokistansa
|
| illative
|
Pokkaansa
|
Pokkiinsa
|
| adessive
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Pokallaan
Pokallansa
|
Pokillaan
Pokillansa
|
| ablative
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Pokaltaan
Pokaltansa
|
Pokiltaan
Pokiltansa
|
| allative
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Pokalleen
Pokallensa
|
Pokilleen
Pokillensa
|
| essive
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Pokkanaan
Pokkanansa
|
Pokkinaan
Pokkinansa
|
| translative
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Pokakseen
Pokaksensa
|
Pokikseen
Pokiksensa
|
| abessive
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Pokattaan
Pokattansa
|
Pokittaan
Pokittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Pokkineen
Pokkinensa
|
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Statistics
- The surname Pokka belongs to 240 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN