Pu Surname

377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Pu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,294,6581:1,056120
India11,6051:66,0984,498
Guatemala10,8521:1,482262
South Korea10,6471:4,81383
Myanmar6,1961:8,383260
Taiwan4,3981:5,331126
Thailand3,0111:23,4602,114
Vietnam1,9771:46,862538
United States1,3371:271,09925,439
Indonesia1,0461:126,43312,729
Cambodia1,0171:15,2281,153
Hong Kong8571:8,559292
Singapore8351:6,596403
Papua New Guinea8011:10,179859
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United Arab Emirates3691:24,8302,803
Malaysia3321:88,8386,204
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Australia2191:123,26813,526
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Russia1171:1,231,82189,522
England701:795,97243,050
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar221:107,18211,536
France211:3,162,987209,042
Oman181:204,8873,723
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Belize91:39,4972,328
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Wales61:515,75523,171
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: (16), (4), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Pu (29,514) may also be a first name.

Pu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pu (Bengali: পু, Hindi: पु, Marathi: पु, Oriya: ପୁ, Russian: Пу) has its highest incidence in China. It may also be found as: , , or . For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 377th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pu are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 28,236th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 29,514 people.

This surname is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 1,294,658 people, or 1 in 1,056. Outside of China this last name is found in 96 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Guatemala, where 1 percent are found.

Pu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pu last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Pu are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8316/
834/
832/
831/
Phu8067,716/
Pau8021,963/
Put8019,611/
Pou8015,031/
Puy805,814/
Pui804,054/
Peu803,440/
Pup802,494/
Puz801,640/
Pus801,572/
Puu80860/
Puh80692/
Pud80452/
Puš80381/
Puj80248/
Pux80222/
Ppu80115/
Pgu8065/
Puğ8055/
Hpu8015/
Puđ807/
Puś806/
Puț806/
Bpu805/
Pfu805/
Puß802/
Puá801/
Puí801/
Puë801/
Puź801/
Vpu801/
Pfau6711,131/
Puch678,249/
Putt676,096/
Paus675,467/
Poux672,609/
Pous672,440/
Pust672,338/
Paut671,939/
Pohu671,535/
Pahu671,469/
Phus671,390/
Push671,364/
Phau671,347/
Puis671,278/
Pouy671,173/
Phut671,057/
Pupp67850/
Pout67765/
Phuy67712/
Phou67646/
Pouh67610/
Paud67587/
Paup67551/
Paux67482/
Pult67474/
Puđa67467/
Puss67434/
Pudh67341/
Peus67333/
Phui67278/
Pauś67263/
Peut67205/
Puit67191/
Pauh67165/
Pusp67136/
Pauu67134/
Peux67114/
Puzz67101/
Pouč6796/
Peue6790/
Pauz6780/
Poud6777/
Poup6772/
Puiz6768/
Pauš6762/
Peuß6759/
Puyt6758/
Phuu6753/
Pheu6749/
Puih6746/
Puhy6735/
Puyd6726/
Phuh6725/
Puiy6723/
Pouj6722/
Pu'a6720/
Pu'e6718/
Puij6717/
Puui6716/
Pput6713/
Pauß6713/
Bput6711/
Phup6710/
Pouz678/
Pušš676/
Pușa676/
Pudt675/
Peuz675/
Pppu675/
Puhs674/
Pouš674/
Putd673/
Pauč673/
Puph673/
Pudd672/
Pujj672/
Ppau672/
Pfuh672/
Puuy672/
Vpuh672/
Bpau672/
Pfeu672/
Pfui672/
Pfuu672/
Puuj672/
Puyz672/
Pfou671/
Bpou671/
Hpou671/
Puyh671/
Ppup671/
Ppui671/
Puys671/
Pupė671/
Puzs671/
Puşt671/
Bpui671/
Pgou671/
Ppuh671/
P'Au671/
Ppuy671/
Phux671/
Puuh671/
Puzt671/
Pfgu671/
Pfud671/
Pfuj671/
Pfup671/
Pguh671/
Pguj671/
Peup671/
Puhh671/
Puhp671/
Puid671/
Pusd671/
Vpfu671/
Vpou671/
Vppu671/
Vpuu671/
Vpuy671/
Bhpu671/
Hpeu671/
Hpfu671/
Hpgu671/
Hpud671/
Hpus671/
Hpuu671/
Peud670/
Pujh670/
Pupf670/

Pu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pu in the Bengali language
পুpu-
Pu in the Oriya language
ପୁpu95.65
ପୂpu4.35
Pu in the Marathi language
पुpu86.67
पूpu13.33
Pu in the Hindi language
पुpu68.15
पूpu23.79
पुष्पाpuspa7.26
पु़pu0.81
Pu in the Russian language
Пуpu-

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