Charnu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Charnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Charnu (580) may also be a first name.

Charnu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Charnu (Hindi: चरनू, Marathi: चरनु) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charnu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Charnu is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Charnu live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Charnu is also the 347,677th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 580 people.

Charnu is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 60 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live. Not including France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charnou924/
Carnu91318/
Harnu9118/
Charneux86397/
Charnaux86186/
Charnaud86162/
Scharnau8655/
Scharnus8631/
Charnaut8621/
Charnaus867/
Charnush864/
Charnout863/
Charnoud862/
Charnous862/
Charnoux861/
Harnau83272/
Sharnu83186/
Harnus8378/
Harnuš836/
Harnup835/
Harnud835/
Harnut834/
Carnau832/
Carneu832/
Kharnu831/
Carnui831/
Harnuß831/
Carnou830/
Chatrnuch8044/
Charnouha802/
Charnault801/
Ciarnau77274/
Carnauh7743/
Harnaut7742/
Chernau7730/
Chornus7725/
Cearnau777/
Charnoe776/
Chernuh775/
Harnoux774/
Harnouz774/
Harnaud773/
Harnout772/
Chornuy772/
Chernui771/
Kharnou771/
Harnoud771/
Harnous771/
Harnnus770/
Hearnus770/
Haarnus770/
Cornu7316,883/
Sarnu73289/
Cârnu7345/
Jarnu7341/
Hornu735/
Chornous71742/
Czarnuch71583/
Czarnous7154/
Harnouss7122/
Chornouz7122/
Sharnouh7121/
Chernouh718/
Harnouds714/
Sharnaud712/
Czarnaus711/
Harnouch711/
Harnusch711/
Harimnus711/
Czarnouś711/
Sharnouz711/
Chornnau710/
Hornus67758/
Cornou67544/
Sarnou67530/
Sarnau6799/
Hornut6742/
Csarnó6732/
Chatrnúch6729/
Cornau6728/
Cournu6727/
Hornuß6714/
Corneu6713/
Cornuy6711/
Sarnut678/
Jarnou677/
Sarnus673/
Zairnu673/
Cornui672/
Hornau672/
Hărnuț671/
Zarnau671/
Hornuy671/
Sarnnu671/
Horneu671/
Hârnau671/

Charnu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charnu in the Hindi language
चरनूcaranu63.16
चरणूcaranu15.79
चरणुcaranu13.16
चरनुcaranu5.26
चारनूcaranu2.63
Charnu in the Marathi language
चरनुcaranu40
चरणूcaranu20
चनरुcanaru20
चणुर्canur20

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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 Charnu
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