Itanu Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Itanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
India221:34,866,608408,224
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Itanu (159) may also be a first name.

Itanu Last Name Facts

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

Itanu (Marathi: इतनु) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Itanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Itanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Itanu live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 159 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea Itanu is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 98 percent reside and East New Britain, where 2 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Itangu91456/
Aitanu91119/
Iteanu9114/
Itannu9111/
Itaanu919/
Gitanu914/
Jitanu913/
Iotanu911/
Ithanu911/
Gitangu83103/
Aitaunu839/
Aiteanu836/
Itanguu834/
Ithangu833/
Yitangu831/
Hitanou831/
Hitangu831/
Itagnou831/
Etanu80371/
Itenu8040/
Utanu8038/
Itonu8016/
Gaitanou77386/
Oisteanu775/
Githangu772/
Haitanou772/
Jitthanu771/
Jittanou771/
Hutanu733,881/
Itongu73130/
Etangu7387/
Estanu7364/
Getanu7314/
Eitonu735/
Uutanu735/
Uteanu735/
Aitonu735/
Itoenu734/
Iteneu733/
Utanau731/
Etanui731/
Hetanu731/
Ittenu731/
Jitonu731/
Jitamnouy714/
Jitaumnuy711/
Goitannou711/
Jittanuch711/
Jithonu6787/
Gitongu6721/
Estanus6712/
Jitohnu674/
Getanuh674/
Itounou674/
Itoongu674/
Itongou672/
Ettangu671/
Estaneu671/
Estanuy671/
Hitanoo671/
Getangu671/

Itanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Itanu in the Marathi language
इतनुitanu75
िटनुitanu25

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Footnotes

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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 Itanu
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