Surname Phoca (Foka 
, Foko 
, Phoca 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Phoca is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a common surname, Lesotho, and Cyprus. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Greece. Much less frequently, Phoca is the forename as well as the last name.