Pottu Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pottu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2661:2,883,70487,658
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Pottu (111) may also be a first name.

Pottu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottu (Hindi: पोट्टू, Marathi: पोतू, Oriya: ପଟୁ) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Pottu is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Pottu live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pottu is also the 890,531st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 111 people.

The last name Pottu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 2,883,704. In India Pottu is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 62 percent live, Telangana, where 34 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouttu91429/
Pottou9116/
Potthu911/
Pottui911/
Pottuu911/
Pottut910/
Potu896,878/
Pottuit8324/
Pottuyt8314/
Phottui832/
Pothu805,142/
Postu801,443/
Pattu801,274/
Puttu801,191/
Potau80207/
Potut80179/
Poutu80141/
Potus80125/
Potou80107/
Pettu8056/
Pootu8056/
Potuu8014/
Photu8014/
Potui8013/
Potuy809/
Potuh808/
Poetu802/
Poitu802/
Potud801/
Potup801/
Podtu801/
Potuj801/
Photthui774/
Photthup774/
Pottuijt771/
Potthaus771/
Phattu732,912/
Poitou732,384/
Poutou73557/
Pattou73462/
Pothou73211/
Potaux73168/
Pattus73112/
Potuyt73110/
Poitau7398/
Pettau7381/
Pothus7356/
Postus7334/
Potaud7323/
Potuha7322/
Potuit7320/
Phuttu7317/
Postui7316/
Potous7315/
Pattui7313/
Postuj7310/
Puttuh739/
Postou739/
Pattau737/
Photuy737/
Poothu735/
Pootou734/
Photus733/
Poitut733/
Patthu732/
Putthu732/
Puttui732/
Postuy732/
Pattuy732/
Phothu732/
Puttup732/
Posthu731/
Pothgu731/
Pattup731/
Pattut731/
Puttus731/
Pouthu731/
Pahttu731/
Pottoe731/
Patteu731/
Petteu731/
Poiteu731/
Poitus731/
Poitux731/
Podtud731/
Poetou731/
Puttou731/
Pothut731/
Poytou731/
Potuch731/
Pouteu731/
Postau731/
Pootup731/
Pootut731/
Poteus730/
Putu6710,697/
Patu674,453/
Petu672,431/
Poitout67639/
Poutout67392/
Poitoux67355/
Phatthu67233/
Poutous67106/
Potuijt67102/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Phattuu6736/
Patteux6734/
Pothaut6732/
Pothaud6731/
Pothuis6728/
Pouthou679/
Peuttus677/
Phattus676/
Phattau674/
Phottoe674/
Pattoux674/
Poshthu673/
Poustus672/
Paththu671/
Phathtu671/
Postuch671/
Postaux671/
Pothuit671/
Potusch671/
Poutaud671/
Potthoe671/
Pothaus670/
Pothous670/
Posteus670/
Postous670/

Pottu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pottu in the Oriya language
ପଟୁpatu-
Pottu in the Marathi language
पोतूpotu-
Pottu in the Hindi language
पोट्टूpottu66.67
पोत्तूpottu33.33

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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 Pottu
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