Kanhu Surname
Approximately 568 people bear this surname
Kanhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 330 | 1:2,324,441 | 75,995 |
| Namibia | 120 | 1:20,078 | 3,504 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Nepal | 26 | 1:1,095,421 | 6,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanhu (20,654) may also be a first name.
Kanhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanhu (Hindi: कन्हू, Marathi: कान्हु, Oriya: କାହନ୍ୁ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanhu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanhu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 559,180th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. The last name Kanhu occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kanhu are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,931st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20,654 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 2,324,441. In India Kanhu is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 38 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Bihar, where 13 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanhu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହନ୍ୁ | kahanu | 73.82 |
| କାହୁ | kahu | 23.18 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.15 |
| କହୁ | kahu | 0.06 |
| କାନ୍ହୁ | kanhu | 0.04 |
| କାନୁ | kanu | 0.03 |
| ଜାନି | jani | 0.01 |
| କାହୂ | kahu | 0.01 |
| କାହୁୁ | kahuu | 0.01 |
| ମାଣି | mani | 0.01 |
| କାନନ୍ୁ | kananu | 0.01 |
| କାହା | kaha | 0.01 |
| କାହୋୁ | kahou | 0.01 |
| Kanhu in the Marathi language | ||
| कान्हु | kanhu | 53.18 |
| कान्हू | kanhu | 43.94 |
| कन्हु | kanhu | 0.83 |
| कन्हू | kanhu | 0.63 |
| कानू | kanu | 0.1 |
| जानू | janu | 0.1 |
| कानु | kanu | 0.07 |
| कान्हा | kanha | 0.06 |
| गणू | ganu | 0.06 |
| काळू | kalu | 0.05 |
| कारु | karu | 0.04 |
| जानु | janu | 0.04 |
| कान्हो | kanho | 0.04 |
| गणु | ganu | 0.04 |
| कडु | kadu | 0.03 |
| खंडू | khandu | 0.03 |
| लहू | lahu | 0.03 |
| लहु | lahu | 0.03 |
| कडू | kadu | 0.02 |
| काहू | kahu | 0.01 |
| काण्हु | kanhu | 0.01 |
| जणु | janu | 0.01 |
| अंतू | antu | 0.01 |
| हणू | hanu | 0.01 |
| काउ | ka'u | 0.01 |
| बानु | banu | 0.01 |
| साहु | sahu | 0.01 |
| खन्डू | khandu | 0.01 |
| राणु | ranu | 0.01 |
| कान्टू | kantu | 0.01 |
| बङू | banu | 0.01 |
| कनु | kanu | 0.01 |
| कंडू | kandu | 0.01 |
| माहू | mahu | 0.01 |
| कांहु | kanhu | 0.01 |
| हानू | hanu | 0.01 |
| नान्हू | nanhu | 0.01 |
| कण्हू | kanhu | 0.01 |
| काण्हू | kanhu | 0.01 |
| जनू | janu | 0.01 |
| कालु | kalu | 0.01 |
| हनु | hanu | 0.01 |
| तान्हू | tanhu | 0.01 |
| कान्हूू | kanhuu | 0.01 |
| कान्दू | kandu | 0.01 |
| राणू | ranu | 0.01 |
| क़ान्हु | qanhu | 0.01 |
| कान्दु | kandu | 0.01 |
| काळु | kalu | 0.01 |
| कांहू | kanhu | 0.01 |
| शाहू | sahu | 0.01 |
| कानहु | kanahu | 0.01 |
| जाणू | janu | 0.01 |
| कालू | kalu | 0.01 |
| चाहु | cahu | 0.01 |
| कान्हे | kanhe | 0.01 |
| खंडु | khandu | 0.01 |
| मानू | manu | 0.01 |
| काने | kane | 0.01 |
| Kanhu in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्हू | kanhu | 50 |
| कान्हू | kanhu | 37.76 |
| कान्हु | kanhu | 8.16 |
| कन्हु | kanhu | 2.04 |
| कन्नू | kannu | 1.02 |
| कनहू | kanahu | 1.02 |
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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 Kanhu
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