Amanu Surname

54,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Amanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
Nigeria1,7401:101,8066,898
Indonesia9221:143,43714,166
Uganda3891:100,35810,082
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Moldova581:61,4038,510
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
India221:34,866,608408,224
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Amanu (14,118) may also be a first name.

Amanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amanu (Bengali: অমানু, Hindi: अमानु, Marathi: अमानु, Oriya: ଅମନୁ, Russian: Аману) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amanu is the 54,691st most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 783,102 people. The surname Amanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Amanu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 48,347th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 14,118 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,312 people, or 1 in 18,363. Aside from Ethiopia it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Amanu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amanu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amanu surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Amanu surname is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amanou91762/
Amanau91181/
Asmanu91138/
Amangu91135/
Hamanu9183/
Aumanu9143/
Amanui9136/
Amanut9125/
Aimanu9125/
Gamanu9118/
Amannu919/
Amainu919/
Ammanu917/
Aemanu915/
Amanus913/
Amanud911/
Amaenu911/
Ameanu911/
Ama'nu911/
Amagnu911/
Amanuy911/
Amanhu911/
Hatmanu83359/
Amanouz83273/
Amanahu83169/
Amaunut83136/
Amangou8395/
Hamangu8380/
Amanhou8333/
Amanaud8329/
Haemanu8326/
Amagnau8319/
Amannou8318/
Amagnou8315/
Hamanou8314/
Ammanou8311/
Asmanou8311/
Amaingu839/
Amangau838/
Hamanui837/
Ahamanu835/
Hamanau834/
Amanush833/
Hammanu833/
Gamanau833/
Gammanu833/
Amahnui833/
Amainou833/
Gamangu832/
Amaanui832/
Gaimanu831/
Hamaunu831/
Hamaynu831/
Hamainu831/
Ahmanou831/
Aimanou831/
Amahanu831/
Amaangu831/
Amanudd831/
Hamanud831/
Amenu8017,164/
Omanu80170/
Emanu80154/
Amonu8054/
Hammanou77237/
Hamangau7747/
Hamannou778/
Amanhoud775/
Hammanus774/
Uanemanu771/
Athmanou771/
Amanouts771/
Hamaanou771/
Hamagnou771/
Haimanou771/
Gamganou771/
Amanouha771/
Amanoush771/
Ammannou771/
Eahmanou771/
Hamenu73766/
Osmanu73639/
Oemanu73615/
Omeanu73410/
Emeanu73101/
Amoinu7394/
Ameenu7386/
Emmanu7350/
Amonou7325/
Omanus7313/
Ameinu7313/
Amanoe7310/
Amongu739/
Amenau738/
Amuinu737/
Gomanu734/
Amuonu734/
Amanoo734/
Amognu734/
Amoonu734/
Hemanu733/
Asmonu733/
Aamenu732/
Omaenu732/
Omangu732/
Hamonu732/
Emainu731/
Amenuh731/
Amosnu731/
Aimonu731/
Homanu731/
Emaanu731/
Emanui731/
Amoenu731/
Emaenu731/
Ahmenu731/
Hamanouha711/
Ammanoush711/
Hamonou67559/
Homanou67113/
Ousmanu6766/
Amounou6762/
Oumanou6752/
Heimanu6744/
Amongou6740/
Gomanou6717/
Ahamonu6712/
Osmanou677/
Ameinou674/
Haumonu673/
Ahumenu672/
Amoinou672/
Amonnou672/
Osmanus671/
Hoomanu671/
Gomangu671/
Omaenau671/
Ahamenu671/
Amaanoo671/
Aïmonou671/
Omanhus671/
Amaynoo671/
Emahanu671/
Amenahu671/
Aemenou671/
Amonnut671/
Hamonus671/

Amanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amanu in the Bengali language
অমানুamanu-
Amanu in the Hindi language
अमानुamanu56.25
अमनूamanu14.58
अमनुamanu10.42
अमानूamanu10.42
एएमअनुe'ema'anu2.08
आमनूamanu2.08
अमणूamanu2.08
अमानुल्लाamanulla2.08
Amanu in the Oriya language
ଅମନୁamanu55.56
ଅମାନୁamanu44.44
Amanu in the Marathi language
अमानुamanu24.39
अमनुamanu17.07
आमनुamanu12.2
आमाणूamanu9.76
आमनूamanu9.76
अमनूamanu9.76
अमानूamanu7.32
आमणुamanu2.44
आमाणुamanu2.44
आमानुamanu2.44
आमणूamanu2.44
Amanu in the Russian language
Амануamanu-

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