Manu Surname

4,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tonga

Manu Surname User-submission:

It is a common surname in eastern Indonesia, which means 'chicken' or 'bird'.

Manu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria63,6591:2,783361
Ghana39,4151:68697
Indonesia7,8541:16,8382,079
India5,2321:146,6109,294
Romania4,0311:4,981667
DR Congo2,3401:31,5723,934
Papua New Guinea2,2791:3,578177
Tonga1,3661:7912
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
Cameroon1,1431:18,1712,482
Thailand1,0481:67,4038,650
Bolivia8391:12,6541,270
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Solomon Islands6931:83727
England6131:90,8949,798
New Zealand5561:8,1441,389
Afghanistan4531:70,9782,127
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Tanzania4331:122,26711,592
United Arab Emirates3021:30,3393,339
France2441:272,22441,905
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Fiji1891:4,732899
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Oman1561:23,6412,088
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Finland1331:41,3295,200
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Italy791:774,13562,609
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Taiwan701:334,9252,677
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
American Samoa551:1,014133
Spain511:916,70735,562
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Transnistria281:16,9543,121
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Cook Islands151:1,212304
Armenia131:225,3985,875
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Scotland111:486,71119,179
China101:136,732,1577,199
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Norway61:857,04855,549
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Samoa41:48,452659
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Mañu (85), Manú (15) & Mañú (5) are calculated separately.

Manu (312,203) may also be a first name.

Manu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a common surname in eastern Indonesia, which means 'chicken' or 'bird'.

- abbalobo

Manu Last Name Facts

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

Manu (Bengali: মনু, Hindi: मनु, Marathi: मनु, Oriya: ମନୁ, Russian: Ману, Tibetan: མ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mañu, Manú or Mañú. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Manu is the 4,080th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 52,911 people. The surname Manu is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Manu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Manu is also the 3,347th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 312,203 people.

The last name Manu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63,659 people, or 1 in 2,783. In Nigeria Manu is primarily found in: Kebbi, where 25 percent live, Yobe, where 18 percent live and Gombe, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 130 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Manu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Manu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Manu last name expanded 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 61,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Manu last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Manu surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Manu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning R 190,056 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $40,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mañu9285/
Manú9215/
Mangu8922,737/
Manou8922,145/
Manus898,872/
Mannu894,816/
Manau892,003/
Manut891,559/
Mainu891,373/
Maunu891,148/
Manui89896/
Maanu89675/
Manuh89640/
Mganu89616/
Manup89262/
Maneu89255/
Masnu89209/
Majnu89195/
Manuj89189/
Mamnu89187/
Maenu89136/
Manuz89117/
Manuy8965/
Manhu8963/
Mahnu8961/
Matnu8956/
Magnu8955/
Manud8932/
Meanu8923/
Manuu8918/
Hmanu894/
Mhanu893/
Maynu892/
Mmanu892/
Manuá891/
Manțu891/
Manuś891/
Mañú835/
Magnus8014,863/
Maingu8010,158/
Mangou801,592/
Maungu801,233/
Mahunu801,054/
Mainou80865/
Manush80801/
Manaud80685/
Masnou80640/
Manuit80613/
Manaut80601/
Magnou80564/
Manous80490/
Maïnou80385/
Mannou80377/
Maynou80304/
Mangau80303/
Mainau80259/
Manouz80220/
Manuch80214/
Manaus80194/
Maneus80184/
Manoux80176/
Mainus80170/
Manhui80157/
Maangu80141/
Maunus80120/
Meanou80115/
Maynus80110/
Mahanu80102/
Manuud80101/
Mangnu8099/
Mhangu8091/
Manhut8083/
Maynau8083/
Manhou8081/
Manout8071/
Mainuš8067/
Manahu8066/
Maanhu8058/
Meanus8050/
Matnui8041/
Meangu8038/
Manaux8036/
Manhau8033/
Manouh8033/
Magnau8026/
Majnuš8025/
Matnut8025/
Mamnou8021/
Masnui8019/
Maenuu8019/
Mahnau8018/
Maneux8016/
Mganhu8016/
Mainut8016/
Mannuh8015/
Mahnou8014/
Mainui8014/
Mannuu8013/
Maanou8012/
Masnud8010/
Mahnus8010/
Manu'a809/
Manuis809/
Maanuh809/
Mannui809/
Meannu808/
Magneu808/
Majnuś808/
Mhanus807/
Manoud807/
Matnus806/
Mannau805/
Mannuj805/
Mamnus805/
Manouy805/
Manutd805/
Masnuy805/
Manguj804/
Mainnu803/
Manouj803/
Manoup803/
Mhanhu802/
Mainud802/
Mamnud802/
Majnou802/
Mmanou802/
Manuid802/
Mannuy802/
Matnuy802/
Mmanus801/
Maneud801/
Magnux801/
Mainuu801/
Maunau801/
Mathnu801/
Manauu801/
Manheu801/
Manhud801/
Mannhu801/
Maneut801/
Hmanou801/
Magnut801/
Magnud801/
Magnuy801/
Manuiz801/
Masnau801/
Maenui801/
Maanus801/
Magnui801/
Mainuß801/
Majnus801/
Majnuu801/
Mahnuh801/
Mahnuj801/
Manust801/
Manguș801/
Maneuh801/
Hmanui801/
Maãnou801/
Mmangu801/
Masnut801/
Mainuh801/
Mainuz801/
Mahnuz801/
Manhus800/
Menu7510,995/
Monu755,714/
Manó7558/
Manouch731,947/
Majnusz731,025/
Magnoux73550/
Mangnus73478/
Magnaud73424/
Manuitt73324/
Mahnoud73322/
Mainous73291/
Manhush73237/
Manoush73214/
Mainaud73186/
Magnaux73163/
Maynaud73113/
Manhout73109/
Magnaus73108/
Mainusz7380/
Maingou7363/
Maanouz7356/
Mahanou7344/
Magnaut7330/
Manneux7327/
Mannuss7321/
Manahau7317/
Magneux7317/
Magnout7313/
Mangouh738/
Magnuss735/
Manauth735/
Manhouz735/
Mainush734/
Maanout734/
Mhannuy734/
Meannui734/
Mannuch734/
Magnuis733/
Manhoud733/
Mannouz733/
Mamnouh733/
Mainouh732/
Mahanau732/
Meanhou732/
Magnouh732/
Maanous732/
Mangnui732/
Maungou732/
Mahanuy731/
Maynudd731/
Maanouh731/
Maehnou731/
Mannush731/
Geemanu731/
Magnous731/
Mahnaud731/
Masnusz731/
Magnuit731/
Magnusd731/
Magnusz731/
Maineus731/
Maingau731/
Mainnus731/
Majnouh731/
Mahnouh731/
Mahnouj731/
Mannauh731/
Mannhus731/
Manault731/
Manouth731/
Mangnau731/
Mangnou731/
Maynaut731/
Maynusz731/
Meannou731/
Mmainou731/
Maamnou731/
Mahnous731/
Maungau731/
Maungnu731/
Mainuch731/
Manouyt731/
Mamnuuh731/
Mangnuy731/
Maatnud731/
Magnuth730/
Manheus730/
Manauch730/
Mahanuh730/
Magnust730/
Mathnus730/
Manoo672,429/
Mongu671,523/
Mojnu671,462/
Menuh671,369/
Mónus671,054/
Meenu67984/
Manoe67835/
Monau67758/
Meneu67646/
Mainusch67631/
Monus67383/
Monou67382/
Menau67334/
Mañus67311/
Mahanouh67300/
Maineult67146/
Mmonu67118/
Monuş67101/
Mannouch6799/
Mmenu6786/
Monup6785/
Menui6773/
Maignaut6762/
Maignaud6755/
Monui6750/
Mannó6749/
Moonu6748/
Mohnu6744/
Monuz6743/
Meinu6742/
Monnu6736/
Masgnaux6735/
Manhoudt6733/
Moinu6732/
Muinu6726/
Mahangou6721/
Moneu6714/
Manauova6713/
Masgnaud6712/
Mañuz6711/
Mounu678/
Monuj677/
Matnoush677/
Mehnu677/
Masnú676/
Momnu675/
Meunu675/
Manão675/
Monux675/
Moenu675/
Manuhova674/
Mhonu674/
Mahnoush674/
Mănuş674/
Maanouch674/
Menhu674/
Maanhout673/
Maënhaut673/
Mognu673/
Menuy672/
Mahangau672/
Mahanoud672/
Manhoush672/
Monut672/
Monuu672/
Manoutch672/
Mahannou672/
Maungnau672/
Mahanush671/
Monud671/
Moynu671/
Mosnu671/
Mahienou671/
Mamhu671/
Manhouch671/
Monuh671/
Monuš671/
Muonu671/
Mmaannuu671/
Hmenu671/
Mannouth670/
Magnault670/

Manu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manu in the Tibetan language
མ་ནུ་manu90.57
མ་ནུ།manu1.89
མ་ནུmanu1.89
མཱ་ནུ་manu1.89
མ་དུ་madu1.89
མན་ནུ་mennu1.89
Manu in the Bengali language
মনুmanu83.61
মানুmanu14.74
মনোmano0.33
মঞ্জুmanju0.33
মনূmanu0.17
মনুোmanuo0.17
মঞুmanu0.17
Manu in the Oriya language
ମନୁmanu80.76
ମାନୁmanu12.91
ମଞୁmanu2.76
ମନୁାଇଁmanua'im2.01
ମନୂmanu0.48
ମାଣୁmanu0.07
ମାନୂmanu0.06
ମଞୂmanu0.05
ସାହୁsahu0.03
ମନmana0.03
ମଣୁmanu0.03
ରଣାrana0.02
ମୁନୁmunu0.02
େମାନୁemanu0.01
ମନିୁmaniu0.01
ସନୁsanu0.01
େଜନାejana0.01
ଆରଶୁarasu0.01
ସାହୂsahu0.01
ମାନୁାmanua0.01
ତଳୁtalu0.01
େଯନାeyana0.01
ଝୂନୁjhunu0.01
ସାନୁsanu0.01
Manu in the Hindi language
मनुmanu63.28
मनूmanu20.54
मानूmanu10.82
मानुmanu3.73
माणूmanu0.32
माणुmanu0.25
मंजूmanju0.23
मन्जूmanju0.11
मणुmanu0.08
मन्नूmannu0.06
मोनूmonu0.03
मन्ूmanu0.02
मन्जुmanju0.02
मन्नुmannu0.02
मौनूmaunu0.02
मणीmani0.01
मलूmalu0.01
मनुूmanuu0.01
मनmana0.01
मेनूmenu0.01
मनूूmanuu0.01
मन्टूmantu0.01
मतुmatu0.01
मुनुmunu0.01
मन्ुmanu0.01
भानूbhanu0.01
मणूmanu0.01
मिनुminu0.01
मंनुmannu0.01
मानु़manu0.01
मोनुmonu0.01
बानुbanu0.01
मांउmamu0.01
मनु॰manu0.01
मंटूmantu0.01
मन्अुmanau0.01
चन्दाcanda0.01
मंूmamu0.01
मनु़manu0.01
मंनूmannu0.01
मांऊmamu0.01
मेानूmeanu0.01
Manu in the Marathi language
मनुmanu40.35
मानुmanu21.34
मानूmanu18.04
मनूmanu16.98
माणूmanu0.65
मणुmanu0.62
मणूmanu0.56
मणmana0.5
माणुmanu0.3
मंजुmanju0.05
मऩ्नुmannu0.05
मानुुmanuu0.02
मंगूmangu0.02
मंतुmantu0.02
मंजूmanju0.02
मानेुmaneu0.02
मञुmanu0.02
मनmana0.02
मंनुmannu0.01
मनाmana0.01
मैनुmainu0.01
मेानुmeanu0.01
मंगुmangu0.01
मनु़manu0.01
मानmana0.01
मन्सूmansu0.01
मंनूmannu0.01
Manu in the Russian language
Мануmanu-

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