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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Pobu are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 69 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pobu is also the 1,134,117th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 73 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Pobu
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