Chhanu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chhanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chhanu (1,405) may also be a first name.
Chhanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chhanu (Bengali: ছানু, Hindi: छानू, Marathi: छनु, Oriya: ଛନୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chhanu live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chhanu is also the 208,516th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 1,405 people.
The surname Chhanu is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Bihar, where 23 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhanu in the Bengali language | ||
| ছানু | chanu | 78 |
| ছনু | chanu | 22 |
| Chhanu in the Hindi language | ||
| छानू | chanu | 43.48 |
| छनु | chanu | 23.19 |
| छनू | chanu | 15.94 |
| छानु | chanu | 6.52 |
| छन्नू | channu | 4.35 |
| छांऊ | chamu | 2.17 |
| छनुआ | chanu'a | 0.72 |
| छांउ | chamu | 0.72 |
| छन्नो | channo | 0.72 |
| छणू | chanu | 0.72 |
| छंन्नू | channnu | 0.72 |
| छाणु | chanu | 0.72 |
| Chhanu in the Marathi language | ||
| छनु | chanu | 39.84 |
| छानु | chanu | 21.95 |
| छनू | chanu | 17.48 |
| छानू | chanu | 5.69 |
| छञु | chanu | 3.66 |
| हाण | hana | 2.85 |
| छाणु | chanu | 2.44 |
| छाञु | chanu | 1.63 |
| छणु | chanu | 1.22 |
| छंग़ु | changu | 0.81 |
| छऩ्नु | channu | 0.41 |
| छणू | chanu | 0.41 |
| छनुाक | chanuaka | 0.41 |
| धनू | dhanu | 0.41 |
| Chhanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛନୁ | chanu | 38 |
| ଛାନୁ | chanu | 32 |
| ଛଣୁ | chanu | 26 |
| ଛାନନ୍ୁ | chananu | 2 |
| ଛାଣୁ | chanu | 2 |
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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
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- 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 Chhanu
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