Phu Surname

8,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Phu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam56,1001:1,651127
Cambodia5,3411:2,900544
Myanmar2,4791:20,951416
United States2,2731:159,46316,243
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Australia2191:123,26813,526
France2171:306,09546,684
Thailand1991:354,96762,146
Taiwan1001:234,4471,975
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Sweden841:117,2238,378
India711:10,803,738202,948
England591:944,37447,923
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China71:195,331,65210,124
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bhutan41:154,010967
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Phú (1) are calculated separately.

Phu (308,333) may also be a first name.

Phu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Phu (Hindi: फू, Oriya: ଫୁ, Tibetan: ཕུ་) is more frequently found in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Phú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phu is the 8,411th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 107,619 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Phu are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 3,379th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 308,333 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is carried by 56,100 people, or 1 in 1,651. In Vietnam it is most frequent in: Mekong River Delta, where 26 percent are found, Southeast, where 23 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 15 percent are found. Not including Vietnam Phu occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 8 percent are found and Myanmar, where 4 percent are found.

Phu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phu surname are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Phu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.38% less than the national average, earning R 30,000 per year; in Vietnam they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning 67,594,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $48,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phú891/
Pohu861,535/
Pahu861,469/
Phus861,390/
Phau861,347/
Phut861,057/
Phuy86712/
Phou86646/
Phui86278/
Phuu8653/
Pheu8649/
Phuh8625/
Phup8610/
Fphu861/
Phux861/
Pu801,352,034/
Pheut751,041/
Phaup75578/
Phohu75482/
Pahau75160/
Phaut7561/
Phahu7548/
Phuss7515/
Phuch7512/
Phoup7510/
Phout7510/
Phuph759/
Phutt757/
Phaud755/
Phudd755/
Pahuh755/
Phouy755/
Phuuz754/
Pheus753/
Phaus752/
Phusp751/
Phuip751/
Phous751/
Phouj751/
Phudt751/
Phuid751/
Pau6721,963/
Put6719,611/
Pou6715,031/
Puy675,814/
Pui674,054/
Peu673,440/
Pup672,494/
Puz671,640/
Pus671,572/
Puu67860/
Puh67692/
Pud67452/
Puš67381/
Puj67248/
Pux67222/
Ppu67115/
Pgu6765/
Puğ6755/
Fhu6736/
Hfu6730/
Hpu6715/
Puđ677/
Puț676/
Puś676/
Phutth676/
Bpu675/
Pfu675/
Uamphu672/
Puß672/
Phoutz672/
Phoutt671/
Phautz671/
Phouch671/
Phaust671/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Phó671/
Puë671/
Puź671/
Vpu671/
Phouts670/
Poohou670/
Phauss670/

Phu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phu in the Oriya language
ଫୁphu-
Phu in the Hindi language
फूphu92.31
फुphu7.69
Phu in the Tibetan language
ཕུ་pu57.14
ཕུ།pu28.57
ཕུག་puk14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phu
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