Pudu Surname

251,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1661:657,86131,007
Indonesia2641:500,94440,974
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pudu (1,338) may also be a first name.

Pudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pudu (Georgian: ფუდუ, Hindi: पुडु, Marathi: पुडु, Oriya: ପୁଦୁ, Russian: Пуду, Tibetan: སྤུ་དུ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pudu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,147th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,618,217 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pudu live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 214,721st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,338 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,166 people, or 1 in 657,861. In India Pudu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Pudu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pudu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pudu surname grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puddu8911,326/
Pudup8938/
Pudut8917/
Pudeu8910/
Paudu8910/
Puudu898/
Phudu896/
Pudau895/
Pudou893/
Poudu893/
Pudud891/
Bpudu891/
Puduy891/
Pudhu891/
Poudou80433/
Poudeu80153/
Pudduy808/
Paudut807/
Phudud802/
Puddus802/
Puydou801/
Phuddu801/
Pudutt801/
Puduch801/
Peudeu801/
Paudau801/
Poudau800/
Pidu751,294/
Podu75517/
Peudoux732/
Poudoux731/
Bpoudou731/
Poudeue731/
Paudeux731/
Pauduch731/
Piedu67423/
Poddu67137/
Poduț67120/
Poodu6750/
Piddu6711/
Pudoo6710/
Phidu675/
Piduu674/
Phodu674/
Pudoe673/
Poduj672/
Puddó671/
Ppodu671/
Podui671/
Potdu671/
Pitdu671/
Puddú671/

Pudu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pudu in the Georgian language
ფუდუpudu-
Pudu in the Hindi language
पुडुpudu62.5
पूदूpudu12.5
पुदूpudu12.5
पुदुpudu12.5
Pudu in the Oriya language
ପୁଦୁpudu61.75
ପୁଡୁpudu33.64
ପୁଡ଼ୁpuru0.92
ପୁଦୂpudu0.92
ପୁଡୂpudu0.92
ପୂଦୁpudu0.92
ପୂଦୂpudu0.46
Pudu in the Tibetan language
སྤུ་དུ་pudu50
པུ་དུ་pudu50
Pudu in the Marathi language
पुडुpudu50
पुदूpudu25
पुडूpudu25
Pudu in the Russian language
Пудуpudu-

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