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) is most common in Thailand. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Podam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 853,416th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Podam is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Podam live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 677,199th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 181 people.

Podam is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 273,792. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 32 percent are found, Narathiwat Province, where 22 percent are found and Phatthalung Province, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Podam occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Podam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Podam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Podam surname 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Podam
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