Putu Surname

48,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Putu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,6381:28,5143,363
DR Congo4,4941:16,4402,054
South Africa8491:63,8148,018
Liberia2881:15,3071,601
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Romania381:528,36539,789
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Putu (176,659) may also be a first name.

Putu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Putu (Bengali: পুতু, Georgian: ფუთუ, Hindi: पुतू, Marathi: पुतु, Oriya: ପୁଟୁ, Russian: Путу) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,239th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 681,270 people. The last name Putu occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Putu reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,951st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 176,659 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4,638 people, or 1 in 28,514. In Indonesia Putu is primarily concentrated in: Bali, where 66 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 5 percent live and West Java, where 3 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Putu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Putu last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Putu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.55% less than the national average, earning R 146,028 per year and in United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puttu891,191/
Pautu89702/
Puthu89409/
Phutu89336/
Putus89276/
Pustu89157/
Poutu89141/
Putut89109/
Putui8967/
Putuh8959/
Putau8925/
Pfutu8921/
Puutu8916/
Putou8915/
Putuy8912/
Putup8911/
Puytu898/
Puitu894/
Pudtu893/
Peutu892/
Putuu892/
Putux891/
Poutou80557/
Pouttu80429/
Pautou80237/
Phuthu80170/
Putoud8091/
Puitau8068/
Pautut8054/
Putoux8030/
Putaud8023/
Putaux8022/
Putahu8021/
Pautus8020/
Putout8017/
Phuttu8017/
Puttuh809/
Putuha809/
Pfuetu804/
Putusd803/
Puttup802/
Puttui802/
Putous802/
Puthut802/
Putthu802/
Puitut801/
Puttus801/
Phutuh801/
Pouthu801/
Pautau801/
Pautuh801/
Peutou801/
Puttou801/
Pustut801/
Pouteu801/
Phutup801/
Pustui801/
Potu756,878/
Pitu755,380/
Poutout73392/
Poutous73106/
Poutoux7361/
Pautout7360/
Phutgou7321/
Pouthou739/
Peuttus737/
Poustus732/
Pautaut732/
Phuthut731/
Poutaud731/
Puchtuh731/
Pautoux731/
Puthuss731/
Pautaud731/
Pittu678,708/
Pottu67360/
Pituy67192/
Phitu67143/
Pietu67138/
Pootu6756/
Pituț6727/
Putoo6714/
Photu6714/
Potui6713/
Potuy679/
Potuh678/
Pitui676/
Phaustus675/
Pituu675/
Pfitu674/
Pituh674/
Poetu672/
Putoe672/
Podtu671/
Pituj671/
Potuj671/

Putu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putu in the Georgian language
ფუთუputu-
Putu in the Oriya language
ପୁଟୁputu79.25
ପୁତୁputu14.99
ପୁଟୂputu4.32
ପୂଟୁputu0.58
Putu in the Marathi language
पुतुputu73.68
पुटुputu15.79
पुततुputatu2.63
पुटूputu2.63
पूतूputu2.63
पुतूputu2.63
Putu in the Bengali language
পুতুputu50
পুটুputu50
Putu in the Hindi language
पुतूputu45.76
पूतूputu30.93
पुतुputu10.59
पुटूputu5.08
पुत्तूputtu1.27
पुटुputu1.27
पूटूputu1.27
पूतुputu0.85
पुत्ूputu0.85
Putu in the Russian language
Путуputu-

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