Danu Surname

16,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Moldova

Danu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan24,3901:7,324597
Indonesia3,1421:42,0914,823
India2,2081:347,40319,000
Moldova1,5161:2,349294
Romania8061:24,9113,161
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ukraine1761:258,65233,774
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
Papua New Guinea1191:68,5198,947
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Dañu (1) & Dänu (1) are calculated separately.

Danu (33,836) may also be a first name.

Danu Last Name Facts

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

Danu (Bengali: দানু, Hindi: दानू, Marathi: दानु, Oriya: ଦାନୁ, Russian: Дану) is found most in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant: Dañu or Dänu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Danu is the 16,253rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 212,955 people. The last name Danu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Danu live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Danu is also the 25,386th most widespread first name globally It is held by 33,836 people.

The surname Danu is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 24,390 people, or 1 in 7,324. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside, Balochistan, where 0 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Danu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Danu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danu surname rose 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Danu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Danu are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dañu921/
Dänu921/
Dhanu895,304/
Dangu891,822/
Danut891,422/
Danus891,369/
Danau89805/
Danou89766/
Daneu89294/
Dannu89127/
Damnu8986/
Deanu8977/
Dainu8962/
Danhu8932/
Danuh8930/
Daenu8921/
Dagnu8917/
Danuz8916/
Daunu899/
Dasnu898/
Daanu898/
Danud897/
Danuu897/
Danup895/
Danui895/
Tdanu894/
Danuś892/
Dahnu891/
Danuj891/
Datnu891/
Danuy891/
Dangou801,062/
Dhannu80860/
Dhangu80535/
Danush80416/
Danutė80394/
Dannau80302/
Damnui80293/
Dannou80243/
Danaux80167/
Dahnou80157/
Hdanuh80153/
Danhou80136/
Daunou80124/
Danaus80120/
Dhanau8091/
Dannuy8089/
Daungu8086/
Damnou8083/
Deanus8080/
Dhanus8076/
Dannud8051/
Danuch8050/
Dannus8046/
Daunus8043/
Danous8037/
Dangau8034/
Dainus8031/
Damnuy8031/
Dainou8015/
Deanou8015/
Daingu8010/
Dhaanu8010/
Danaud8010/
Danhui809/
Dhanuy809/
Danneu809/
Dhanuu808/
Dahanu807/
Dagnou807/
Daangu806/
Danouj806/
Dagnau806/
Dhanuj805/
Dhanup805/
Deangu804/
Ddangu804/
Damnut804/
Danoux804/
Daïnou803/
Daynou803/
Danahu802/
Dainau802/
Dagnus802/
Danhau802/
Dangnu802/
Datnut802/
Daneus801/
Danudt801/
Dannuh801/
Tdangu801/
Daunau801/
Dainuu801/
Danuis801/
Danouy801/
Daainu801/
Daanou801/
Daanuu801/
Danaut801/
Dhaneu801/
Dhanou801/
Dhanud801/
Dhanuh801/
Danouh801/
Danout801/
Daneux800/
Danoud800/
Denu755,654/
Donu751,531/
Danó75762/
Dagnaud73522/
Dahnous73400/
Dhanush73304/
Dagnaus73137/
Dangnui73126/
Dannoux73121/
Dannaud7377/
Dhaneus7375/
Danault7372/
Dhanouy7372/
Dannaux7341/
Dannhus7326/
Danhaus7321/
Danheux7318/
Dagnaux7317/
Danhaut7314/
Dainaud7312/
Dangnuy738/
Danoush737/
Danhuis737/
Dhannuu736/
Dannaut736/
Dgaungu733/
Dannous733/
Danouch733/
Dangnou733/
Daunhau732/
Danouhe732/
Dainous732/
Dhanaut731/
Dhanauh731/
Dhannau731/
Dhanuss731/
Dhaangu731/
Dhhangu731/
D'Angou731/
Daneult731/
Danhout731/
Dannuhe731/
Dagnuyt731/
Dahanou731/
Dainaut731/
Damnouz731/
Dhanouh731/
Dhanuch731/
Datnuch731/
Danhhau731/
Daignau730/
Danouth730/
Danhous730/
Donou675,430/
Dongu671,882/
Dhainaut671,701/
Deynu671,191/
Deenu67500/
Deneu67427/
Donau67417/
Dannhaus67275/
Danoe67255/
Dhaynaut67173/
Donțu67155/
Dagnault67123/
Denau67115/
Domnu67111/
Donus67107/
Dönau67103/
Donut67101/
Danoo6787/
Donnu6772/
Daigneux6764/
Dohnu6759/
Duinu6757/
Dotnu6746/
D'Annoux6742/
Dhenu6740/
Dănuț6733/
Doonu6725/
Dhonu6714/
Daignaud6711/
Donuh678/
Danús678/
Denuh676/
Donhu676/
Daungnuy676/
Dañus675/
Dahnouch674/
Denuț674/
Donuz674/
Deangnui674/
Donui673/
Daignult672/
Denuy672/
Danão672/
Datinnou672/
Dounu672/
Doenu672/
Duonu671/
Doneu671/
Dehnu671/
Tdonu671/
Tdenu671/
Doinu671/
Deanousz671/
Danùs671/
Dahannou671/
Dahnoush671/
Danhouhe671/
Deunu671/
Dhainaud671/
Daungnui671/
Damhu671/

Danu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danu in the Oriya language
ଦାନୁdanu94.08
ଦନୁdanu3.83
ଡନୁdanu0.52
ଡାଣୁdanu0.35
ଦାନୀdani0.17
ଧନୁdhanu0.17
ଦାନdana0.17
ଦାନୂdanu0.17
Danu in the Hindi language
दानूdanu87.92
दानुdanu3.92
दाणुdanu3.25
दाणूdanu1.42
दनुdanu0.92
दनूdanu0.33
दानुुdanuu0.08
दंऊdamu0.08
दानृूdanru0.08
डानूdanu0.08
Danu in the Bengali language
দানুdanu75
ধনুdhanu25
Danu in the Marathi language
दानुdanu61.62
दानूdanu29.44
दनुdanu3.61
दनूdanu1.44
दाणुdanu1.15
डानुdanu0.72
दाणूdanu0.43
धनुdhanu0.29
डानूdanu0.29
धनूdhanu0.14
डनुdanu0.14
दणूdanu0.14
दणुdanu0.14
दाङुdanu0.14
Danu in the Russian language
Дануdanu-

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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 Danu
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