Pobu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Pobu (73) may also be a first name.

Pobu Last Name Facts

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

Pobu (Marathi: पोबू, Russian: Побу) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pobu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Pobu live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pobu is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 73 people.

Pobu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Pobu is mostly found in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Pobu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 19 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pobou8932/
Pobau8931/
Pobut8922/
Pobui8910/
Pobud896/
Phobu892/
Pobus891/
Poobu891/
Pobuy891/
Poobus8071/
Phobut8015/
Pobuss807/
Phobuy806/
Poobut806/
Photbu804/
Poubou804/
Phobus802/
Pobouh801/
Poobau800/
Pabu751,158/
Pebu75185/
Pubu7557/
Powu7555/
Povu7526/
Photbut7381/
Bpoubou731/
Phosbus730/
Phabu67643/
Pabou67298/
Pabut67215/
Pompu67154/
Pawou67130/
Paabu6797/
Peebu6749/
Poboe6737/
Pabhu6735/
Pubau6733/
Phubu6721/
Pabuç6719/
Povou6717/
Pabau6713/
Pabus679/
Paubu677/
Pabeu677/
Powou674/
Pubhu674/
Poovu674/
Pubut672/
Pavou671/
Pebau671/
Pabuh671/
Pebeu671/
Pfabu671/
Peubu671/
Povut670/

Pobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pobu in the Marathi language
पोबूpobu-
Pobu in the Russian language
Побуpobu-

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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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  • 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 Pobu
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