Poobathy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Poobathy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poobathy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poobathy (571) may also be a first name.

Poobathy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poobathy is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poobathy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poobathy is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Poobathy live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poobathy is also the 350,891st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 571 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Poobathy is most frequent in: Negeri Sembilan, where 75 percent live and Selangor, where 25 percent live. Beside Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poobhathy944/
Poobathi882/
Poovathy881/
Poobathee821/
Pobatty8016/
Pubathy8010/
Pobathi809/
Poobate801/
Pobatha801/
Poovathi7540/
Phobatha758/
Phoobata755/
Pobhathi753/
Poboty71377/
Pobata7139/
Pobati7133/
Phobathit711/
Poowathai711/
Poovathet711/
Pobatti67194/
Pabathi67126/
Pobbati67108/
Povatay673/
Pobotoy671/
Pabatoy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Poobathy
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