Danu Surname
Approximately 34,221 people bear this surname
Danu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 24,390 | 1:7,324 | 597 |
| Indonesia | 3,142 | 1:42,091 | 4,823 |
| India | 2,208 | 1:347,403 | 19,000 |
| Moldova | 1,516 | 1:2,349 | 294 |
| Romania | 806 | 1:24,911 | 3,161 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Ukraine | 176 | 1:258,652 | 33,774 |
| Nigeria | 146 | 1:1,213,307 | 48,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 119 | 1:68,519 | 8,947 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Dañu (1) & Dänu (1) are calculated separately.
Danu (33,836) may also be a first name.
Danu Demographics
Average Danu Salary in
United States
$41,112 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Danu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Danu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Danu (Bengali: দানু, Hindi: दानू, Marathi: दानु, Oriya: ଦାନୁ, Russian: Дану) is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur as: Dañu or Dänu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Danu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,253rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 212,955 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Danu reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,386th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 33,836 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 24,390 people, or 1 in 7,324. In Pakistan Danu is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Balochistan, where 0 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Danu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Danu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danu surname grew 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Danu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Danu last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Danu last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.
The amount Danu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning $66,537 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Danu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Danu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାନୁ | danu | 94.08 |
| ଦନୁ | danu | 3.83 |
| ଡନୁ | danu | 0.52 |
| ଡାଣୁ | danu | 0.35 |
| ଦାନୀ | dani | 0.17 |
| ଧନୁ | dhanu | 0.17 |
| ଦାନ | dana | 0.17 |
| ଦାନୂ | danu | 0.17 |
| Danu in the Hindi language | ||
| दानू | danu | 87.92 |
| दानु | danu | 3.92 |
| दाणु | danu | 3.25 |
| दाणू | danu | 1.42 |
| दनु | danu | 0.92 |
| दनू | danu | 0.33 |
| दानुु | danuu | 0.08 |
| दंऊ | damu | 0.08 |
| दानृू | danru | 0.08 |
| डानू | danu | 0.08 |
| Danu in the Bengali language | ||
| দানু | danu | 75 |
| ধনু | dhanu | 25 |
| Danu in the Marathi language | ||
| दानु | danu | 61.62 |
| दानू | danu | 29.44 |
| दनु | danu | 3.61 |
| दनू | danu | 1.44 |
| दाणु | danu | 1.15 |
| डानु | danu | 0.72 |
| दाणू | danu | 0.43 |
| धनु | dhanu | 0.29 |
| डानू | danu | 0.29 |
| धनू | dhanu | 0.14 |
| डनु | danu | 0.14 |
| दणू | danu | 0.14 |
| दणु | danu | 0.14 |
| दाङु | danu | 0.14 |
| Danu in the Russian language | ||
| Дану | danu | - |
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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
- 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 Danu
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