Podam Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Podam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2581:273,79247,062
India351:21,916,154310,282
England171:3,277,533109,658
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Podam (181) may also be a first name.

Podam Last Name Facts

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

Podam (Marathi: पोडम, Oriya: ପଦମ) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Podam are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Podam is also the 677,199th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 181 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 273,792. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 32 percent live, Narathiwat Province, where 22 percent live and Phatthalung Province, where 22 percent live. Outside of Thailand Podam exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Podam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Podam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poddam9125/
Phodam9113/
Poudam918/
Podham918/
Podeam914/
Podgam913/
Poodam912/
Poidam911/
Photdam83192/
Postdam8338/
Padam807,249/
Pedam801,623/
Pudam80354/
Podan80118/
Pädam805/
Podom803/
Paddam733,290/
Padame73591/
Podean73413/
Phadam73406/
Padham73389/
Pedamm73195/
Podang73154/
Paadam73153/
Paedam73143/
Putdam7370/
Peddam7362/
Podhan7361/
Podann7345/
Podane7333/
Posdan7332/
Poddan7326/
Phudam7325/
Podaan7324/
Peedam7320/
Poudom7318/
Pedham7316/
Phodom7313/
Poodan7313/
Petdam7311/
Pedaam7311/
Poidom7310/
Padamh7310/
Padamg739/
Padamm738/
Patdam736/
Padgam734/
Padeam734/
Padaam734/
Pudham733/
Padaum732/
Potdan732/
Podand731/
Podanh731/
Poudan731/
Pudgam731/
Pusdam731/
Paudam731/
Pasdam731/
Pedeam731/
Puddam731/
Poydamova711/
Phatdam67266/
Phetdam67145/
Phutdam67144/
Potdhan67134/
Paddham6776/
Phoudom6739/
Podgayn6725/
Poodang6718/
Poddhan6717/
Phodang6710/
Pasdham679/
Podaung678/
Paadham676/
Paddamm676/
Paddame675/
Poodhan674/
Padamne674/
Phuddam674/
Phoodan673/
Podgain672/
Peddamm672/
Podhane671/
Paudamm671/
Pedhamm671/
Padaham671/
Paehdam671/
Pachdam671/
Podeang671/
Pethdam671/
Podhhan671/
Poidant670/
Paudham670/

Podam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podam in the Oriya language
ପଦମpadama-
Podam in the Marathi language
पोडमpodama40
पोदामpodama40
पोदमpodama20

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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 Podam
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