Podges Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Podges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
United States581:6,249,292299,206
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Podges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Podges is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Podges click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podges? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Podges is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Podges are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa Podges is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live.

Podges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Podges surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Podges earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.82% more than the national average, earning R 607,932 per year and in United States they earn 22.19% more than the national average, earning $52,724 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podes91391/
Poges9163/
Podge9120/
Podger83766/
Podest83280/
Podeus83154/
Poudes8373/
Pouges8373/
Podets8323/
Phodes8310/
Podgis836/
Poidge834/
Poudge832/
Podhes831/
Pedges831/
Phodge831/
Pogies831/
Podesh831/
Podget830/
Podeys830/
Padges830/
Poge80458/
Poggese779/
Podeszt777/
Podches776/
Podgett774/
Podijes772/
Podeats771/
Postges771/
Poudget771/
Poodger770/
Padgets770/
Poidget770/
Pudgest770/
Pages7320,210/
Poget73503/
Pogge73493/
Pades73348/
Poses73345/
Padge73269/
Poger73245/
Pouge73190/
Pozes73146/
Podga73143/
Podje7371/
Podis7367/
Poces7366/
Pogis7345/
Požes7334/
Posge7319/
Pogea7311/
Pojge7310/
Pogie735/
Pooge733/
Potge733/
Podgi732/
Pogee731/
Podys731/
Podeţ731/
Pogeh731/
Páges731/
Pogey730/
Podengge71133/
Poggiese7146/
Podgietz7123/
Podgaits718/
Podgayts715/
Pouget676,807/
Padget672,002/
Podjed67397/
Poiger67385/
Poiget67315/
Petges67196/
Potjes67195/
Podise67171/
Pougis67125/
Podetz67123/
Poggie6799/
Potger6770/
Poddis6769/
Pagies6764/
Poijes6741/
Padeus6741/
Pouger6727/
Posess6723/
Podish6722/
Podešť6722/
Poggis6719/
Pagges6716/
Padghe6713/
Pagesh6710/
Podzis678/
Podiss677/
Podešt676/
Puodys676/
Padies675/
Padgeh675/
Pougez674/
Padger673/
Padesh673/
Pougea673/
Poudje673/
Pozesh673/
Podios672/
Poseys672/
Padese672/
Pagese672/
Poodis672/
Paudes672/
Phoget672/
Posies671/
Podysh671/
Pogiea671/
Pogish671/
Puoger671/
Poudga671/
Pougeh671/
Paadge671/
Pagesr671/
Pagess671/
Poggee671/
Poudis671/
Pagest671/
Phades671/
Pogieh671/
Podezz671/
Podgaj671/
Pötges671/
Posesh671/
Poutge671/
Poseus671/
Phoses671/
Pooget671/
Poyger670/
Patges670/
Padged670/
Pogice670/

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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 Podges
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