Podu Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Podu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3771:350,79430,359
India551:13,946,643236,652
Romania451:446,17535,142
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Podu (744) may also be a first name.

Podu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Podu (Hindi: पोदू, Marathi: पोदु, Oriya: େପାଡୁ, Tibetan: དཔའ་འདུག།) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Podu is the 601,015th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Podu reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 301,495th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 744 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 350,794. In Indonesia Podu is most numerous in: Gorontalo, where 40 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 28 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and Romania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podus89311/
Podut89305/
Poddu89137/
Poduț89120/
Poodu8950/
Podeu8947/
Podgu8943/
Podhu8911/
Phodu894/
Poudu893/
Podau892/
Poduj892/
Podou892/
Ppodu891/
Podui891/
Potdu891/
Podust80700/
Poudou80433/
Poduch80199/
Podeus80154/
Poudeu80153/
Photdu804/
Podush802/
Podusz801/
Phoodu801/
Poddhu801/
Poudau800/
Padu754,396/
Pudu751,578/
Pedu75104/
Podduch731/
Poudoux731/
Bpoudou731/
Poudeue731/
Puddu6711,326/
Phadu672,220/
Padeu671,876/
Patdu671,193/
Peddu67890/
Padou67530/
Padui67467/
Paddu67388/
Padus67211/
Padut67179/
Peedu67160/
Pedhu6792/
Padhu6784/
Paduh6781/
Pudup6738/
Padau6727/
Ppadu6720/
Paadu6720/
Pudut6717/
Padgu6712/
Paudu6710/
Pudeu6710/
Paduy679/
Puudu678/
Podoo678/
Phudu676/
Pudau675/
Pahdu674/
Paedu674/
Pehdu674/
Pedeu673/
Pudou673/
Padud672/
Pasdu672/
Paduu672/
Pedau672/
Bpudu671/
Padux671/
Pudud671/
Padup671/
Phedu671/
Puduy671/
Pudhu671/

Podu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podu in the Tibetan language
དཔའ་འདུག།paduk-
Podu in the Oriya language
େପାଡୁepadu65
େପାଦୁepadu25
ପଦୁpadu5
େପାଦୂepadu5
Podu in the Marathi language
पोदुpodu38.89
पोडुpodu22.22
पोदूpodu16.67
पोडूpodu16.67
पॉडुpodu5.56
Podu in the Hindi language
पोदूpodu27.27
पॉडूpodu18.18
पोदुpodu18.18
पॉदूpodu18.18
पॉडुpodu9.09
पोडूpodu9.09

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Footnotes

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