Cognomen Poding (Poding 
, Potink 
) , globally, is a very rare last name. The last name Poding is habitual in New Zealand, where it is a very rare surname, Malaysia, and South Africa, where it is an extremely rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Malaysia, and Germany. More prevalently, Poding is the forename as well as the last name.