Podama Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Podama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Podama (3,315) may also be a first name.

Podama Last Name Facts

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

Podama (Marathi: पोदमा, Oriya: େପାଦାମା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Podama? popularity and diffusion

Podama is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Podama reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Podama is also the 124,183rd most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 3,315 people.

The last name Podama is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podaima92130/
Podamma927/
Poudama923/
Poddamma868/
Poudamma861/
Padama832,968/
Pedama8322/
Podema8315/
Podami839/
Pudama832/
Podamy832/
Podoma831/
Podoima7792/
Padamai7782/
Padamma7772/
Podoyma7772/
Padamau7768/
Padamat7744/
Padamad7739/
Padhama7737/
Pedamma7734/
Padasma7728/
Pudamma7720/
Pahdama7713/
Padauma7713/
Padamaj7711/
Peddama778/
Poudema774/
Padgama773/
Phadama772/
Paddama772/
Podamer771/
Poddamy771/
Padamas771/
Pedaama771/
Pedamai771/
Pudamad771/
Patdama771/
Padamay771/
Podouma771/
Peddamma711,054/
Paddamma7142/
Padhamma7113/
Padamaja7111/
Posdamer7110/
Puddamma717/
Pedhamma716/
Pudahama716/
Padamapp714/
Pedamajj713/
Padamahe711/
Padamajh711/
Peedamma711/
Padamaiy711/
Padammaa711/
Padhaama711/
Poudames711/
Patdamai711/
Padhamad711/
Pedammaa711/
Podomi671,667/
Padoma67767/
Padame67591/
Padamo67317/
Padami67148/
Pudami67112/
Padema6740/
Pedoma676/
Peddhamma673/
Podomo673/
Pudamy673/
Peddammai671/
Pedamo671/
Pudoma671/
Padhamaja671/

Podama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podama in the Marathi language
पोदमाpodama-
Podama in the Oriya language
େପାଦାମାepadama33.33
େପାଦମାepadama33.33
େପାଡାମାepadama33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Podama
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