Poshu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Poshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Poshu (473) may also be a first name.
Poshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poshu (Hindi: पोशू, Marathi: पोशु, Russian: Пошу) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poshu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Poshu are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 391,396th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 473 people.
The last name Poshu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poshu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poshu in the Marathi language | ||
| पोशु | posu | 62.96 |
| पोशू | posu | 29.63 |
| पॉशु | posu | 3.7 |
| पोषु | posu | 3.7 |
| Poshu in the Hindi language | ||
| पोशू | posu | 36.36 |
| पोशु | posu | 31.82 |
| पोषु | posu | 18.18 |
| पोषू | posu | 13.64 |
| Poshu in the Russian language | ||
| Пошу | posu | - |
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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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- 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 Poshu
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