Inu Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Inu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6611:267,99215,304
Indonesia4121:320,99328,170
Papua New Guinea1531:53,2926,745
India711:10,803,738202,948
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Solomon Islands401:14,5012,727
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Inu (7,890) may also be a first name.

Inu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inu (Bengali: ইনু, Hindi: इनू, Marathi: इनु, Oriya: ଇନୁ, Russian: Ину) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 268,560th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Inu reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 71,752nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 7,890 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 267,992. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 31 percent live, Edo, where 15 percent live and Yobe, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Inu occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Inu Last Name Statistics demography

Inu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inui8631,956/
Inou866,420/
Ginu861,430/
Inus861,393/
Jinu86864/
Ingu86653/
Inut86608/
Inau86576/
Innu86539/
Oinu86473/
Ainu86471/
Isnu86135/
Inup86118/
Ineu8696/
Einu8688/
Hinu8679/
Inuz8651/
Inuh8646/
Đinu8628/
Ionu8625/
Inuy8618/
Ienu8618/
Yinu8614/
Inuu868/
Inuj866/
Ignu866/
Imnu863/
Inud862/
Itnu861/
Inhu861/
Jingu758,942/
Yinus751,303/
Ainau75687/
Gingu75627/
Ainou75491/
Ainuu75346/
Ainui75334/
Inush75255/
Innou75202/
Jinus75199/
Ginau75157/
Ingou75137/
Ineus75136/
Jinnu75128/
Ignut75126/
Innus75122/
Yingu75108/
Eingu75103/
Einau7582/
Hitnu7579/
Ignou7578/
Ginou7573/
Ionuț7567/
Hoinu7563/
Ingau7562/
Jinut7557/
Innut7555/
Gainu7549/
Hinau7548/
Ainus7546/
Oinus7543/
Ignus7540/
Hinou7539/
Yinup7537/
Yinou7536/
Jinau7534/
Jinou7534/
Inaud7532/
Innud7528/
Hainu7526/
Ginnu7525/
Aingu7523/
Yinut7522/
Ingnu7521/
Iongu7521/
Innuy7521/
Inous7518/
Ainuz7518/
Inuit7518/
Ainnu7517/
Aimnu7517/
Inouh7516/
Ionau7516/
Jinhu7515/
Inout7515/
Hinuy7513/
Jinui7512/
Hinus7511/
Innau7511/
Ainut7510/
Hinut7510/
Jinuh7510/
Innui7510/
Jinud759/
Inuch758/
Ainup758/
Oinuh758/
Hisnu757/
Innuh757/
Inguì757/
Jinuy755/
Inaut755/
Einus755/
Einou754/
Hinnu754/
Imnut754/
Yimnu754/
Yinhu754/
Jinup753/
Ihnut753/
Inoud753/
Ainuh752/
Jisnu752/
Inaus752/
Inouz752/
Hineu752/
Imnou752/
Jineu752/
Oinou752/
Inhui752/
Inuss752/
Heinu751/
Jienu751/
Jignu751/
Jinuj751/
Ienau751/
Inuph751/
Yinau751/
Yinnu751/
Inngu751/
Yinuz751/
Ignuh751/
Inoux751/
Inahu751/
Oineu751/
Oinnu751/
Gihnu751/
Oingu751/
Yinui751/
Igneu751/
Inhau751/
Hinud751/
Goinu750/
Inaup750/
Enu679,397/
Unu671,802/
Hinaut671,043/
Ainouz67893/
Gainau67700/
Inouss67531/
Ainous67516/
Jnu67465/
Hinnou67386/
Hinaux67137/
Hinhou6786/
Innuss6778/
Ainoux6777/
Hainut6773/
Ignaut6771/
Heinau6767/
Hineux6767/
Ainaud6764/
Jinhui6758/
Yimnui6749/
Hitnui6744/
Hinoux6742/
Jingau6742/
Yingou6732/
Goinau6729/
Ainouh6726/
Hinout6725/
Hainnu6723/
Gainou6722/
Innuch6722/
Jinnou6722/
Hainau6721/
Yimnut6721/
Ignoux6721/
Hinous6718/
Eignus6718/
Inuggi6718/
Hinaus6716/
Inouhe6716/
Hinnau6715/
Ynu6715/
Yinhui6715/
Jinuis6715/
Hainus6715/
Jinguu6714/
Ionnou6714/
Hainou6711/
Ginnou6711/
Hignou6711/
Jinahu6710/
Jinaud6710/
Yinuss6710/
Einuis678/
Uhienu678/
Huinou678/
Ainahu676/
Jinnus675/
Ainush674/
Igneus674/
Jinaut674/
Hinnut674/
Hoinui674/
Hoinuy674/
Hoihnu673/
Hignut673/
Jinush673/
Innush673/
Inouys673/
Hinguj673/
Ainudd673/
Innous672/
Inouyi672/
Heinou672/
Etimnu672/
Jinuit672/
Eineus672/
Hoinou672/
Inouha672/
Einous672/
Yimnuy672/
Jingou672/
Ionnau671/
Ignous671/
Gainui671/
Ainngu671/
Yinush671/
Hitnus671/
Ainuhe671/
Ehienu671/
Einnhu671/
Ioyngu671/
Yinnus671/
Iongou671/
Inó671/
Jinnuz671/
Hinaud671/
Hinnud671/
Hinult671/
Jinneu671/
Jinnuh671/
Jinnuu671/
Imnous671/
Ingnut671/
Isneus671/
Yinguh671/
Yinnou671/
Yignau671/
Gingau671/
Ginhou671/
Ainout671/
Hignus671/
Gaingu671/
Ainnut671/
Ainuue671/
Aignus671/
Aingau671/
Aimnut671/
Jitnui671/
Jineus671/
Isnaud671/
Inhuth671/
Hithnu671/
Yinaus670/
Ainaus670/
Heinus670/
Hinnus670/

Inu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Inu in the Bengali language
ইনুinu-
Inu in the Oriya language
ଇନୁinu-
Inu in the Marathi language
इनुinu48.08
ईनुinu30.77
इनूinu17.31
ईनूinu1.92
Inu in the Hindi language
इनूinu39.21
इनुinu23.79
ईनूinu20.7
ईनुinu10.57
ीनूinu3.52
इन्ुinu0.44
ईणुinu0.44
Inu in the Russian language
Инуinu-

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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
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  • 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 Inu
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