Bhanu Forename
5,081st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 205,232 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal
Bhanu Forename User-submission:
The name Bhanu means 'sun' in Sanskrit and it's daughter languages. It can also mean 'light'. Names of sons of Krishna from Satyabhama were Bhanu-derived (e.g. Bhanuman, Chandra-Bhanu).
Bhanu Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 54% | 191,922 | 1:6,330 | 761 |
| Nepal | 74% | 4,990 | 1:5,709 | 742 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,717 | 1:12,114 | 1,758 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1,527 | 1:127,281 | 5,145 |
| United States | 59% | 1,407 | 1:257,667 | 8,445 |
| England | 51% | 589 | 1:94,402 | 3,663 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 583 | 1:52,852 | 6,182 |
| Bangladesh | - | 458 | 1:348,169 | 14,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 432 | 1:16,556 | 1,736 |
| Poland | - | 330 | 1:115,234 | 2,410 |
| Canada | 100% | 203 | 1:163,219 | 6,753 |
| Qatar | 100% | 179 | 1:13,238 | 2,052 |
| Kuwait | - | 152 | 1:24,903 | 2,523 |
| Oman | - | 100 | 1:41,087 | 2,443 |
| Mauritius | - | 76 | 1:17,076 | 1,785 |
| Malaysia | 64% | 75 | 1:405,999 | 18,917 |
| Bhutan | 90% | 73 | 1:11,300 | 665 |
| South Africa | 76% | 57 | 1:956,713 | 37,092 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 50 | 1:5,159,273 | 202,155 |
| Australia | - | 50 | 1:273,152 | 5,786 |
| Singapore | 50% | 49 | 1:128,307 | 7,767 |
| Thailand | 81% | 42 | 1:1,668,234 | 50,084 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Germany | - | 14 | 1:6,905,563 | 25,447 |
| Norway | 50% | 13 | 1:394,795 | 7,741 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Wales | 100% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Sweden | 50% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| France | - | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Finland | 56% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Philippines | - | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
Bhanu (74,786) may also be a surname.
Bhanu Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Bhanu means 'sun' in Sanskrit and it's daughter languages. It can also mean 'light'. Names of sons of Krishna from Satyabhama were Bhanu-derived (e.g. Bhanuman, Chandra-Bhanu).
- bhanuoliThe name Bhanu means 'sun'. Bhanu is another Hindu name of the Sun god.
- aryalbhanuBhanu Forename Popularity
Bhanu Demographics
Average Male Bhanu Height
171.87 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 94 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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