Prabhu Surname

9,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Prabhu Surname User-submission:

The surname Prabhu means 'lord' or 'master' in Sanskrit.

Prabhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India50,2261:15,2721,244
United Arab Emirates2,8131:3,257412
United States2,0591:176,03617,661
Saudi Arabia1,6301:18,9302,657
Oman1,0731:3,437500
Bahrain7641:1,765263
Kuwait6651:5,715774
Singapore5181:10,633545
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Qatar4181:5,641584
England4041:137,91613,469
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
China191:71,964,2933,948
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Norway161:321,39331,311
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Wales101:309,45316,869
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bahamas51:78,350887
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Prâbhu (1) are calculated separately.

Prabhu (332,275) may also be a first name.

Prabhu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Prabhu means 'lord' or 'master' in Sanskrit.

- superwolf2908

Prabhu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prabhu (Bengali: প্রভু, Hindi: प्रभू, Marathi: भु, Oriya: ପଭୁ, Tibetan: པར་བུ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Prâbhu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prabhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,107th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 117,107 people. The surname Prabhu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Prabhu are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,139th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 332,275 people.

The surname Prabhu is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 50,226 people, or 1 in 15,272. In India Prabhu is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent reside, Karnataka, where 19 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Prabhu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prabhu surname are 4.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Prabhu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 90.5% more than the national average, earning 659,284 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $55,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.5% more than the national average, earning $65,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prâbhu941/
Phrabhu9253/
Prrabhu9221/
Prabhuu9219/
Prabhau9214/
Prabkhu928/
Vprabhu925/
Prabhus924/
Pprabhu923/
Prabhud923/
Preabhu921/
Bprabhu921/
Prabhup921/
Prabhuj921/
Prabu915,159/
Prabhuit861/
Prebhu8331/
Prahbu8313/
Phrabu839/
Prabut834/
Probhu833/
Prabau832/
Prabuj832/
Prabou832/
Prabgu831/
Pravhu831/
Prabju831/
Prabuh831/
Praabu831/
Prabuz831/
Pratbhush801/
Prabhoo77129/
Prabudh7711/
Pramphu775/
Praybau771/
Pravu739/
Prebu734/
Phramphu7139/
Phraibui714/
Prabuddh714/
Probus67862/
Provau6760/
Praboo6719/
Praboe6715/
Probut679/
Prampu676/
Prawud671/
Pravut671/
Pravou671/
Probau671/
Próbus671/
Pravuj671/

Prabhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prabhu in the Bengali language
প্রভুprabhu90.91
প্রভূprabhu9.09
Prabhu in the Oriya language
ପଭୁpabhu87.38
ପଭୂpabhu8.18
ପଭୁରpabhura1.4
ପାଭୁpabhu1.05
ପ'ଭୁpa'bhu0.35
ପଭୂରpabhura0.23
ପଭାpabha0.12
ରାଉତra'uta0.12
ପଭାତpabhata0.12
Prabhu in the Marathi language
भुbhu62.99
भूbhu36.46
परभुparabhu0.17
राहुलrahula0.03
परबparaba0.02
शंभुsambhu0.01
राघूraghu0.01
रघूraghu0.01
पभुpabhu0.01
संभुsambhu0.01
राघुraghu0.01
पभूpabhu0.01
राहूलrahula0.01
संभूsambhu0.01
राधुradhu0
ताभूtabhu0
सभुsabhu0
पराभूparabhu0
परबूparabu0
िपठुipathu0
राजुाभुrajuabhu0
परबीparabi0
परमुparamu0
पुभूpubhu0
राखूrakhu0
शंभूsambhu0
पानबुpanabu0
रघुraghu0
टभूणtabhuna0
राघुवraghuva0
परसुparasu0
टभुणtabhuna0
पफुpaphu0
राभूrabhu0
पंभुpambhu0
Prabhu in the Tibetan language
པར་བུ་parbu57.14
པྲར་བུ་trarbu28.57
པཱ་བུ་pabu14.29
Prabhu in the Hindi language
प्रभूprabhu56.99
प्रभुprabhu42.76
प्रभ्ूprabhu0.03
प्रभ्ुprabhu0.02
प्राभूprabhu0.01
प्राभुprabhu0.01
प्रभुूprabhuu0.01
प्रयुprayu0
प्रभू़prabhu0
तीरथtiratha0
प्रभू्prabhu0
प्रभुुprabhuu0
परभूparabhu0
प्ररभूprarabhu0
प्रभॅूprabheu0
प्रभु़़prabhu0
प्रभूाprabhua0
़प्रभुprabhu0
पभुpabhu0
प्रभु़prabhu0
प्रभ्ुाprabhua0
प्रभूूprabhuu0
प्रभूुprabhuu0
्प्रभुprabhu0
्प्रभूprabhu0
प्रभ्ूाprabhua0

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