Chanu Surname
Approximately 11,716 people bear this surname
Chanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,217 | 1:93,351 | 6,179 |
| France | 2,145 | 1:30,966 | 3,771 |
| Thailand | 618 | 1:114,302 | 16,848 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Pakistan | 66 | 1:2,706,726 | 22,920 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
The alternate forms: Chañu (9) & Chänu (1) are calculated separately.
Chanu (10,553) may also be a first name.
Chanu Demographics
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Chanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chanu (Bengali: চানু, Hindi: चानू, Marathi: चनु, Oriya: ଚାନୁ, Russian: Чану, Tibetan: ཆ་ནུ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Chañu or Chänu. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,322nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 622,017 people. The last name Chanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Chanu reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 59,108th most prevalent first name globally, held by 10,553 people.
The last name Chanu is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 8,217 people, or 1 in 93,351. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Manipur, where 94 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Assam, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India Chanu occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
Chanu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chanu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Chanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning R 345,300 per year; in United States they earn 45.88% more than the national average, earning $62,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $38,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanu in the Bengali language | ||
| চানু | canu | 90.05 |
| ছানু | chanu | 4.27 |
| চনু | canu | 3.32 |
| চেনু | cenu | 0.95 |
| ছনু | chanu | 0.47 |
| চঞু | canu | 0.47 |
| চানূ | canu | 0.47 |
| Chanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାନୁ | canu | 61.42 |
| ଚନୁ | canu | 33.07 |
| ଚଇନୁ | ca'inu | 0.79 |
| ଛନୁ | chanu | 0.79 |
| ଚୀନୁ | cinu | 0.79 |
| ଚନା | cana | 0.79 |
| ଚଏନୁ | ca'enu | 0.79 |
| Chanu in the Hindi language | ||
| चानू | canu | 45.12 |
| चनु | canu | 24.7 |
| चनू | canu | 14.33 |
| चानु | canu | 5.79 |
| चाणू | canu | 2.13 |
| छनु | chanu | 1.52 |
| चांऊ | camu | 1.22 |
| चन्उ | canu | 0.91 |
| चणु | canu | 0.61 |
| छुन्नू | chunnu | 0.3 |
| छञु | chanu | 0.3 |
| चंऊ | camu | 0.3 |
| छानू | chanu | 0.3 |
| चनुआ | canu'a | 0.3 |
| चाानू | caanu | 0.3 |
| चंउ | camu | 0.3 |
| चाँउ | camu | 0.3 |
| चन्दू | candu | 0.3 |
| छन्नू | channu | 0.3 |
| चणू | canu | 0.3 |
| Chanu in the Marathi language | ||
| चनु | canu | 29.44 |
| चानू | canu | 12.22 |
| चनू | canu | 11.67 |
| चानु | canu | 10.56 |
| चणु | canu | 7.78 |
| चणू | canu | 6.11 |
| चंदू | candu | 2.78 |
| चाणू | canu | 1.67 |
| छानु | chanu | 1.67 |
| चञु | canu | 1.67 |
| चांदु | candu | 1.67 |
| चंदु | candu | 1.11 |
| हाण | hana | 1.11 |
| सनू | sanu | 0.56 |
| जानु | janu | 0.56 |
| चऩ्नु | cannu | 0.56 |
| छनु | chanu | 0.56 |
| वनू | vanu | 0.56 |
| गणू | ganu | 0.56 |
| भानू | bhanu | 0.56 |
| चाणु | canu | 0.56 |
| छाणू | chanu | 0.56 |
| खान | khana | 0.56 |
| चालु | calu | 0.56 |
| नानु | nanu | 0.56 |
| चंनू | cannu | 0.56 |
| छन् | chan | 0.56 |
| धानू | dhanu | 0.56 |
| Chanu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆ་ནུ་ | chanu | 28.57 |
| འཆའ་ནུ | chanu | 14.29 |
| ཆ་་ནུ་ | chanu | 14.29 |
| ཕྱག་ནུ། | chaknu | 14.29 |
| ཆཱ་ནུ། | chanu | 14.29 |
| ཆ་་ནོ། | chano | 14.29 |
| Chanu in the Russian language | ||
| Чану | canu | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chanu
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