Malanu Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Malanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Malanu (67) may also be a first name.

Malanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Malanu (Marathi: मलणू, Oriya: ମଳନୁ, Russian: Малану) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malanu is the 1,206,588th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Malanu are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Malanu is also the 1,191,548th most common forename at a global level It is held by 67 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malanu in the Oriya language
ମଳନୁmalanu-
Malanu in the Marathi language
मलणूmalanu50
मतनुmatanu25
मालनुmalanu25
Malanu in the Russian language
Малануmalanu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malanu
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