Baranu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Baranu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baranu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Baranu (565) may also be a first name.

Baranu Last Name Facts

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

Baranu (Hindi: बरनू, Marathi: बरनु, Oriya: ବରନୁ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baranu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Baranu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Baranu are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Baranu is also the 353,173rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 565 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 67 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baranu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baranu in the Hindi language
बरनूbaranu71.43
बरनुbaranu14.29
बरानूbaranu7.14
बराणूbaranu7.14
Baranu in the Oriya language
ବରନୁbaranu68.75
ବରଣୁbaranu25
ବରାଣୁbaranu6.25
Baranu in the Marathi language
बरनुbaranu45.45
करनसुबाkaranasuba18.18
बारनुbaranu9.09
बरानूbaranu9.09
बरानुbaranu9.09
बरनूbaranu9.09

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baranu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis