Potu Surname

71,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Potu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,7751:132,8258,504
Indonesia8741:151,31514,851
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England241:2,321,58686,519
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Potu (2,134) may also be a first name.

Potu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potu (Georgian: ფოტუ, Hindi: पोटू, Marathi: पोतु, Oriya: େପାଟୁ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Potu is the 71,742nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,059,544 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Potu reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 162,595th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 2,134 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 5,775 people, or 1 in 132,825. In India Potu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent live, Telangana, where 38 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Barring India Potu exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Potu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Potu are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

Potu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning $32,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothu895,142/
Postu891,443/
Pottu89360/
Potau89207/
Potut89179/
Poutu89141/
Potus89125/
Potou89107/
Pootu8956/
Potuu8914/
Photu8914/
Potui8913/
Potuy899/
Potuh898/
Poetu892/
Poitu892/
Potud891/
Potup891/
Podtu891/
Potuj891/
Poitou802,384/
Poutou80557/
Pouttu80429/
Pothou80211/
Potaux80168/
Potuyt80110/
Poitau8098/
Pothus8056/
Postus8034/
Potaud8023/
Potuha8022/
Potuit8020/
Postui8016/
Pottou8016/
Potous8015/
Postuj8010/
Postou809/
Photuy807/
Poothu805/
Pootou804/
Photus803/
Poitut803/
Postuy802/
Phothu802/
Posthu801/
Pothgu801/
Potthu801/
Pottui801/
Pottuu801/
Pouthu801/
Poiteu801/
Poitus801/
Poitux801/
Podtud801/
Poetou801/
Pothut801/
Poytou801/
Potuch801/
Pouteu801/
Postau801/
Pootup801/
Pootut801/
Poteus800/
Pottut800/
Putu7510,697/
Patu754,453/
Petu752,431/
Potó7564/
Poitout73639/
Poutout73392/
Poitoux73355/
Poutous73106/
Potuijt73102/
Poutoux7361/
Pothaut7332/
Pothaud7331/
Pothuis7328/
Pottuit7324/
Pottuyt7314/
Pouthou739/
Poshthu733/
Poustus732/
Phottui732/
Postuch731/
Postaux731/
Pothuit731/
Potusch731/
Poutaud731/
Pothaus730/
Pothous730/
Posteus730/
Postous730/
Patou673,472/
Pattu671,274/
Puttu671,191/
Pautu67702/
Petau67667/
Phatu67667/
Patau67570/
Patut67505/
Puthu67409/
Patus67396/
Pathu67361/
Phutu67336/
Putus67276/
Pustu67157/
Patui67154/
Potoe67110/
Putut67109/
Pethu67109/
Pateu67103/
Phetu6799/
Peteu6783/
Putui6767/
Putuh6759/
Pettu6756/
Patuh6753/
Pastu6734/
Patud6734/
Pätau6733/
Potoo6730/
Petuh6728/
Posthuis6726/
Putau6725/
Pfutu6721/
Puutu6716/
Putou6715/
Peetu6714/
Paatu6712/
Putuy6712/
Patuy6711/
Putup6711/
Petuy6710/
Puytu678/
Posthaus676/
Photthui674/
Photthup674/
Puitu674/
Pudtu673/
Postaush672/
Patuu672/
Postù672/
Padtu672/
Peutu672/
Petuj672/
Putuu672/
Paetu672/
Patup671/
Patuá671/
Patuz671/
Pötau671/
Putux671/
Pottuijt671/
Potthaus671/
Pahtu671/
Poythuss670/
Pothhaus670/

Potu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Potu in the Georgian language
ფოტუpotu-
Potu in the Oriya language
େପାଟୁepatu80
େପାତୁepatu17.14
ପଟୁpatu2.86
Potu in the Marathi language
पोतुpotu65.31
पोतूpotu24.36
पोटूpotu5.27
पोटुpotu4.95
पोतू़potu0.11
Potu in the Hindi language
पोटूpotu55.81
पोतूpotu16.28
पोटुpotu13.95
पोतुpotu11.63
पोटूरानीpoturani2.33

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