Naanu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Naanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Naanu (1,601) may also be a first name.
Naanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naanu (Hindi: नानू, Marathi: नानू) is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Naanu? popularity and diffusion
Naanu is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Naanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Naanu live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 193,128th most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,601 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda Naanu is most frequent in: Kyankwanzi District, where 44 percent are found, Masindi District, where 17 percent are found and Hoima District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naanu in the Hindi language | ||
| नानू | nanu | - |
| Naanu in the Marathi language | ||
| नानू | nanu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Naanu
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