Prabu Surname

92,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Prabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7341:280,56515,966
Indonesia8631:153,24415,020
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates3351:27,3503,042
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Qatar811:29,1113,031
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England251:2,228,72284,230
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Prabu (10,662) may also be a first name.

Prabu Last Name Facts

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

Prabu (Hindi: प्रबु, Marathi: रामु, Russian: Прабу, Tibetan: པར་བུ་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,602nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,412,589 people. The surname Prabu is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Prabu reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 58,697th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,662 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2,734 people, or 1 in 280,565. In India Prabu is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent reside, Karnataka, where 7 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 6 percent reside. Barring India Prabu exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Prabu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prabu are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Prabu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.98% less than the national average, earning 176,582 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.51% more than the national average, earning $63,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prabhu9162,230/
Prahbu9113/
Phrabu919/
Prabut914/
Prabuj912/
Prabou912/
Prabau912/
Prabuz911/
Prabgu911/
Prabuh911/
Praabu911/
Phrabhu8353/
Prrabhu8321/
Prabhuu8319/
Prabhau8314/
Prabudh8311/
Vprabhu835/
Prabhus834/
Pprabhu833/
Prabhud833/
Prabhup831/
Preabhu831/
Prabhuj831/
Bprabhu831/
Praybau831/
Pravu809/
Prebu804/
Prabuddh774/
Phraibui774/
Prabhuit771/
Probus73862/
Provau7360/
Prebhu7331/
Praboo7319/
Praboe7315/
Probut739/
Prampu736/
Probhu733/
Prâbhu731/
Prawud731/
Pravut731/
Pravuj731/
Próbus731/
Probau731/
Pravou731/
Pravhu731/
Pratbhush711/
Prabhoo67129/
Provaux67115/
Probeus677/
Pramphu675/
Phrawut674/
Probaus672/
Probust672/
Provaus671/
Provaud671/
Preibuß671/
Prauvau671/
Preibus671/

Prabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prabu in the Tibetan language
པར་བུ་parbu-
Prabu in the Hindi language
प्रबुprabu58.14
प्रबूprabu36.05
प्रभूprabhu2.33
प्रभुprabhu2.33
Prabu in the Marathi language
रामुramu25
राजूraju25
राजुraju25
बाबुbabu25
Prabu in the Russian language
Прабуprabu-

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