Pothu Surname

92,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pothu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,1121:150,0529,465
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Pothu (2,317) may also be a first name.

Pothu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pothu (Hindi: पोत्हू, Marathi: पोतु) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,887th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,417,259 people. The surname Pothu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pothu are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pothu is also the 154,656th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,317 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 5,112 people, or 1 in 150,052. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 56 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 41 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Pothu Last Name Statistics demography

Pothu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothou91211/
Pothus9156/
Poothu915/
Phothu912/
Posthu911/
Pothgu911/
Potthu911/
Pouthu911/
Pothut911/
Potu896,878/
Pothaut8332/
Pothaud8331/
Pothuis8328/
Pouthou839/
Poshthu833/
Pothuit831/
Pothaus830/
Pothous830/
Postu801,443/
Puthu80409/
Pathu80361/
Pottu80360/
Potau80207/
Potut80179/
Poutu80141/
Potus80125/
Pethu80109/
Potou80107/
Pootu8056/
Potuu8014/
Photu8014/
Potui8013/
Potuy809/
Potuh808/
Poetu802/
Poitu802/
Potud801/
Potup801/
Podtu801/
Potuj801/
Posthuis7726/
Posthaus776/
Photthui774/
Photthup774/
Potthaus771/
Poythuss770/
Pothhaus770/
Poitou732,384/
Poutou73557/
Pouttu73429/
Phethu73238/
Phuthu73170/
Potaux73168/
Potuyt73110/
Poitau7398/
Postus7334/
Pathou7327/
Phathu7324/
Potaud7323/
Potuha7322/
Putahu7321/
Potuit7320/
Postui7316/
Pottou7316/
Potous7315/
Patohu7314/
Postuj7310/
Postou739/
Photuy737/
Pethau736/
Pootou734/
Paathu733/
Photus733/
Pathuj733/
Pöthau733/
Poitut733/
Pathau733/
Patthu732/
Puthut732/
Putthu732/
Peethu732/
Pathud732/
Postuy732/
Patheu732/
Pottui731/
Pottuu731/
Pasthu731/
Bpathu731/
Petheu731/
Poiteu731/
Poitus731/
Poitux731/
Podtud731/
Poetou731/
Poytou731/
Potuch731/
Pouteu731/
Postau731/
Pootup731/
Pootut731/
Paethu731/
Poteus730/
Pottut730/
Putu6710,697/
Patu674,453/
Petu672,431/
Poitout67639/
Pathuis67476/
Poutout67392/
Poitoux67355/
Phatthu67233/
Poutous67106/
Potuijt67102/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Pathoux6729/
Pottuit6724/
Pottuyt6714/
Phaethu674/
Paethau673/
Poustus672/
Phottui672/
Paththu671/
Puthuss671/
Phathtu671/
Postuch671/
Postaux671/
Potusch671/
Poutaud671/
Potthoe671/
Phethuy671/
Phuthut671/
Phathut671/
Posteus670/
Postous670/

Pothu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothu in the Hindi language
पोत्हूpot'hu42.86
पोथूpothu28.57
पोठूpothu14.29
पांेथूpamethu14.29
Pothu in the Marathi language
पोतुpotu40.27
पोथूpothu20.13
पोतूpotu14.77
पोथुpothu12.08
पोठूpothu10.07
पोत्होpot'ho1.34
फोतुphotu1.34

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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 Pothu
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