Mahanu Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Mahanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahanu (285) may also be a first name.
Mahanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahanu (Hindi: महनू, Marathi: महानु, Oriya: ମହନୁ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mahanu are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 285 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Mahanu is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହନୁ | mahanu | - |
| Mahanu in the Hindi language | ||
| महनू | mahanu | 70.37 |
| महनु | mahanu | 20.37 |
| महानू | mahanu | 7.41 |
| माहनु | mahanu | 1.85 |
| Mahanu in the Marathi language | ||
| महानु | mahanu | 42.42 |
| महानू | mahanu | 16.67 |
| महनु | mahanu | 16.67 |
| महाणु | mahanu | 10.61 |
| महाणू | mahanu | 6.06 |
| माहनु | mahanu | 3.03 |
| महनू | mahanu | 1.52 |
| महादू | mahadu | 1.52 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Mahanu
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