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 last name Kahnu (Marathi: कान्हू, Oriya: କାହନ୍ୁ) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahnu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kahnu is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kahnu live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kahnu is also the 38,897th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 19,280 people.
The surname Kahnu is most commonly occurring 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. Aside from India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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