Kanu Surname
Approximately 238,162 people bear this surname
Kanu Surname User-submission:
The meaning of the Kanu surname comes from the Igbo people referring to their ancient god Kanu, meaning 'god of thunder and power'.
Kanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 104,504 | 1:68 | 11 |
| Nepal | 56,537 | 1:504 | 101 |
| Nigeria | 44,071 | 1:4,019 | 529 |
| India | 17,971 | 1:42,684 | 2,982 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Gambia | 1,470 | 1:1,308 | 173 |
| DR Congo | 1,211 | 1:61,007 | 7,267 |
| United States | 1,143 | 1:317,112 | 28,974 |
| Kenya | 815 | 1:56,662 | 5,624 |
| England | 650 | 1:85,720 | 9,391 |
| Indonesia | 649 | 1:203,774 | 19,266 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Papua New Guinea | 191 | 1:42,690 | 5,212 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| Liberia | 112 | 1:39,362 | 3,634 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Kanú (1) are calculated separately.
Kanu (53,782) may also be a first name.
Kanu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of the Kanu surname comes from the Igbo people referring to their ancient god Kanu, meaning 'god of thunder and power'.
- lucy.ldnKanu Demographics
Average Male Kanu Height
171.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanu (Bengali: কানু, Hindi: कानू, Marathi: कानू, Oriya: କାନୁ, Russian: Кану) is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kanú. For other potential spellings of Kanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanu is the 2,305th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,599 people. Kanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kanu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanu is also the 17,383rd most common forename on earth, held by 53,782 people.
The last name Kanu is most commonly occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 104,504 people, or 1 in 68. Beside Sierra Leone this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.
Kanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kanu last name are 41.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.08% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kanu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning 260,323 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning R 272,196 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.41% less than the national average, earning $32,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanu in the Bengali language | ||
| কানু | kanu | 96.58 |
| কনু | kanu | 3.02 |
| কাণু | kanu | 0.23 |
| কানূ | kanu | 0.06 |
| কণু | kanu | 0.06 |
| Kanu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନୁ | kanu | 69.72 |
| କନୁ | kanu | 19.72 |
| କାଣୁ | kanu | 4.23 |
| କାହନ୍ୁ | kahanu | 2.11 |
| କାନୂ | kanu | 0.7 |
| କଣୁ | kanu | 0.7 |
| କୁନୁ | kunu | 0.35 |
| Kanu in the Marathi language | ||
| कानू | kanu | 57.55 |
| कानु | kanu | 30.4 |
| कनु | kanu | 4.25 |
| कनू | kanu | 3.23 |
| कङू | kanu | 1.39 |
| कणु | kanu | 1 |
| काणू | kanu | 0.54 |
| कणू | kanu | 0.52 |
| कङु | kanu | 0.34 |
| काणु | kanu | 0.28 |
| कऩ्नु | kannu | 0.06 |
| कान्हू | kanhu | 0.06 |
| काना | kana | 0.04 |
| कान्हु | kanhu | 0.04 |
| कान्दु | kandu | 0.02 |
| कणुर् | kanur | 0.02 |
| कांडु | kandu | 0.02 |
| कंजू | kanju | 0.02 |
| कणुं | kanum | 0.01 |
| कणूर् | kanur | 0.01 |
| कन्हु | kanhu | 0.01 |
| कानू़ | kanu | 0.01 |
| कन | kana | 0.01 |
| Kanu in the Hindi language | ||
| कानू | kanu | 50.4 |
| कानु | kanu | 21.15 |
| कनु | kanu | 18.95 |
| कनू | kanu | 8.77 |
| कणु | kanu | 0.16 |
| काणु | kanu | 0.08 |
| काणू | kanu | 0.08 |
| कंु | kamu | 0.05 |
| कंउ | kamu | 0.03 |
| कनु॰ | kanu | 0.03 |
| कणू | kanu | 0.03 |
| कनु़ | kanu | 0.03 |
| कान्ति | kanti | 0.03 |
| कांऊ | kamu | 0.03 |
| कबु | kabu | 0.03 |
| कंऊ | kamu | 0.03 |
| कण्उ | kanu | 0.03 |
| Kanu in the Russian language | ||
| Кану | kanu | - |
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