Phu Surname
Approximately 67,716 people bear this surname
Phu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 56,100 | 1:1,651 | 127 |
| Cambodia | 5,341 | 1:2,900 | 544 |
| Myanmar | 2,479 | 1:20,951 | 416 |
| United States | 2,273 | 1:159,463 | 16,243 |
| Canada | 226 | 1:163,034 | 16,442 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Thailand | 199 | 1:354,967 | 62,146 |
| Taiwan | 100 | 1:234,447 | 1,975 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Bhutan | 4 | 1:154,010 | 967 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Phú (1) are calculated separately.
Phu (308,333) may also be a first name.
Phu Demographics
Average Phu Salary in
United States
$49,217 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phú | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pohu | 86 | 1,535 | / |
| Pahu | 86 | 1,469 | / |
| Phus | 86 | 1,390 | / |
| Phau | 86 | 1,347 | / |
| Phut | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Phuy | 86 | 712 | / |
| Phou | 86 | 646 | / |
| Phui | 86 | 278 | / |
| Phuu | 86 | 53 | / |
| Pheu | 86 | 49 | / |
| Phuh | 86 | 25 | / |
| Phup | 86 | 10 | / |
| Fphu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pu | 80 | 1,352,034 | / |
| Pheut | 75 | 1,041 | / |
| Phaup | 75 | 578 | / |
| Phohu | 75 | 482 | / |
| Pahau | 75 | 160 | / |
| Phaut | 75 | 61 | / |
| Phahu | 75 | 48 | / |
| Phuss | 75 | 15 | / |
| Phuch | 75 | 12 | / |
| Phoup | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phout | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phuph | 75 | 9 | / |
| Phutt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phaud | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phudd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pahuh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phouy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phuuz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pheus | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phaus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phusp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phuip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phouj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phudt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phuid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pau | 67 | 21,963 | / |
| Put | 67 | 19,611 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Puy | 67 | 5,814 | / |
| Pui | 67 | 4,054 | / |
| Peu | 67 | 3,440 | / |
| Pup | 67 | 2,494 | / |
| Puz | 67 | 1,640 | / |
| Pus | 67 | 1,572 | / |
| Puu | 67 | 860 | / |
| Puh | 67 | 692 | / |
| Pud | 67 | 452 | / |
| Puš | 67 | 381 | / |
| Puj | 67 | 248 | / |
| Pux | 67 | 222 | / |
| Ppu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Pgu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Puğ | 67 | 55 | / |
| Fhu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hfu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hpu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Puđ | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puț | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puś | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phutth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bpu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pfu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uamphu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phoutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phoutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phautz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puź | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phouts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poohou | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phauss | 67 | 0 | / |
Phu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫୁ | phu | - |
| Phu in the Hindi language | ||
| फू | phu | 92.31 |
| फु | phu | 7.69 |
| Phu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕུ་ | pu | 57.14 |
| ཕུ། | pu | 28.57 |
| ཕུག་ | puk | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Phu
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