Kahnu Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Kahnu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kahnu (19,280) may also be a first name.
Kahnu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahnu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahnu (Marathi: कान्हू, Oriya: କାହନ୍ୁ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahnu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kahnu are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kahnu is also the 38,897th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 19,280 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 92 percent reside and Telangana, where 8 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahnu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahnu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହନ୍ୁ | kahanu | 87.79 |
| କାହୁ | kahu | 8.06 |
| କାହନ୍ୂ | kahanu | 2.25 |
| କହନ୍ୁ | kahanu | 0.13 |
| କାହୂ | kahu | 0.11 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.06 |
| କାହଜ଼୍ୁ | kahazu | 0.02 |
| କାହଲ୍ୁ | kahalu | 0.02 |
| କହୁ | kahu | 0.02 |
| କାହଵ୍ୁ | kahavu | 0.02 |
| କାହମ୍ୁ | kahamu | 0.01 |
| ଜହନ୍ | jahan | 0.01 |
| ମାଟୁ | matu | 0.01 |
| କାହଫ଼୍ୁ | kahafu | 0.01 |
| କାହୋୁ | kahou | 0.01 |
| କାହଦ୍ୁ | kahadu | 0.01 |
| ମଧୁ | madhu | 0.01 |
| କାହେୁ | kaheu | 0.01 |
| କାହକ୍ୁ | kahaku | 0.01 |
| ସାହାଣି | sahani | 0.01 |
| Kahnu in the Marathi language | ||
| कान्हू | kanhu | 37.5 |
| कान्हु | kanhu | 37.5 |
| साहु | sahu | 12.5 |
| कहाणु | kahanu | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Kahnu
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