Nanu Surname

43,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Nanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,7391:5,370725
India2,8241:271,62415,496
Russia1,5551:92,68411,512
Indonesia6411:206,31719,480
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Uganda4001:97,5989,874
Papua New Guinea3301:24,7082,731
Nigeria3181:557,05327,115
Moldova2601:13,6982,352
Spain991:472,24324,257
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Thailand741:954,572147,178
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Kenya621:744,83730,879
England621:898,67846,462
France601:1,107,045119,335
Canada451:818,79163,991
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Greenland71:8,054710
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nanù (1) are calculated separately.

Nanu (78,313) may also be a first name.

Nanu Last Name Facts

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

Nanu (Bengali: নানু, Georgian: ნანუ, Hindi: नानू, Marathi: नानू, Oriya: ନାନୁ, Russian: Нану) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nanù. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanu? popularity and diffusion

Nanu is the 43,805th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 614,205 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Nanu reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 34 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Nanu is also the 12,601st most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 78,313 people.

It is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 3,739 people, or 1 in 5,370. In Romania it is mostly found in: Gorj County, where 16 percent live, Dolj County, where 11 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent live. Barring Romania Nanu is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Nanu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nanu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nanu last name expanded 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nanu last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nanu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning €29,791 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning R 149,064 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $38,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanù921/
Nanou897,276/
Nannu895,640/
Nangu895,199/
Nanut891,209/
Nanus891,032/
Naneu89848/
Nanau89631/
Nanhu89557/
Nganu89513/
Namnu89344/
Nainu89297/
Nanui89259/
Nanud89206/
Nanuś89168/
Neanu89131/
Nahnu89107/
Naunu8958/
Naanu8953/
Nanuh8936/
Nanuy8932/
Nanup8928/
Nhanu8927/
Nanuu8922/
Nnanu8922/
Naenu8911/
Nanuz8910/
Naynu898/
Gnanu897/
Nasnu896/
Hnanu892/
Nagnu891/
Nanuš891/
Nanuj891/
Gnanou8010,449/
Ngangu803,739/
Nganou801,694/
Nanouh80496/
Nainou80469/
Nagnou80434/
Nannou80296/
Nangou80296/
Nanhou80277/
Nanous80175/
Namnut80137/
Nannup8069/
Nahnuh8066/
Nahanu8043/
Natnut8022/
Nanoud8021/
Nanoux8021/
Naunau8019/
Nainau8015/
Nannuu8013/
Nganeu8012/
Naanou8012/
Nangau8011/
Namnou8011/
Nahnou8010/
Naynou8010/
Nanahu809/
Nanguu809/
Gnanui807/
Nnaanu805/
Nagnus805/
Nanuch805/
Nannau804/
Nanhuu804/
Nannuh804/
Hnanou804/
Naanuh804/
Namnui804/
Nagnut803/
Nnannu803/
Naingu803/
Nanout803/
Nanush802/
Nathnu802/
Ngainu802/
Naungu802/
Neannu802/
Nainus801/
Nainuu801/
Nanhau801/
Nanuud801/
Nasnau801/
Ngnanu801/
Naanhu801/
Nanuiz801/
Naneus801/
Naïnou801/
Ngannu801/
N'Ganu801/
Nhanou801/
Nannut801/
Nnanut801/
Nanuuy801/
Naunnu801/
Naunuy801/
Neaunu800/
Nenu752,268/
Nonu75421/
Nanó752/
Ngannou73660/
Nahnouh73449/
Ngangou73345/
Nganhou73167/
N'Hanou73107/
Gnannou7382/
Naanouh7349/
Gnanhou7344/
Nahanou7344/
Nangnou7343/
Naimnou7339/
Nangneu7332/
Nganhui7326/
Gnanhui7325/
Gnagnou7319/
Naanous7314/
Nahannu7311/
Neamnut7310/
Gnamnou739/
Hnannou739/
Nasnous739/
Nanoush737/
Namnuch737/
Naunauh736/
Nangouh736/
Nanouch734/
Ngnanou734/
Ngannuy734/
Naimnnu733/
Nannous733/
Naannou732/
Nannahu731/
Nannush731/
Nahanau731/
Nnannau731/
Naainau731/
Najnoud731/
Najnusz731/
Nannouh731/
Nanouhe731/
Nainnou731/
Nahnauh731/
Neangou731/
Nganheu731/
Ngnagnu731/
Ngaanou731/
Ngahngu731/
Ngahnou731/
Gnagnui731/
Nahnous731/
Namnaud731/
Namnoud731/
Nahtnut731/
Neamnui731/
Naumnuy731/
Naunnuy731/
Ngangau731/
Nongu673,507/
Nanoo671,576/
Nahnoush67214/
Nonut67186/
Ngonu67181/
Neenu6791/
Nănuț6789/
Nnenu6760/
Nanoe6757/
Nonus6755/
Noinu6750/
Nonou6739/
Neinu6738/
Nañuz6735/
Nonau6726/
Nahannou6723/
Neneu6718/
Nenau6711/
Nahnouha679/
Noonu677/
Nnonu677/
Nonnu677/
Nomnu677/
Nonup676/
Naanoush675/
Nonhu674/
N'Gnanou674/
N'Hannou674/
Gnangnou673/
Ñanui672/
Ngahnguh672/
Nonuz672/
Naimnauh672/
Naimnuch672/
Nahangou671/
Neynu671/
Nounu671/
Nonuh671/
Nonui671/
Nannouch671/
Ngnagnou671/
Ngaingou671/
H'Gnanou671/
Neamnuch671/
Nonud671/
Neanhaus670/

Nanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanu in the Georgian language
ნანუnanu-
Nanu in the Bengali language
নানুnanu95.7
ননুnanu3.23
ঞাঞুnanu1.08
Nanu in the Oriya language
ନାନୁnanu90.54
ନନୁnanu6.31
ନାନୂnanu1.26
ନିନୁninu0.32
Nanu in the Hindi language
नानूnanu69.76
नानुnanu27.84
ननूnanu1.29
ननुnanu0.44
नन्नूnannu0.04
नाणुnanu0.01
नान्नूnannu0.01
नन्नुnannu0.01
नन्ूnanu0.01
नन्हूnanhu0.01
नाणूnanu0.01
नानू़nanu0
बाढूbadhu0
ण्अनुnanu0
नह्नूnahnu0
नोनूnonu0
ंअनुmanu0
नन्उnanu0
नानाnana0
नंऊnamu0
नानुूnanuu0
नेनूnenu0
नानूूnanuu0
बानुbanu0
नंउnamu0
नाह्नूnahnu0
Nanu in the Marathi language
नानूnanu54.11
नानुnanu42.86
ननुnanu1.2
ननूnanu0.9
नाणूnanu0.37
नाणुnanu0.16
नानाnana0.09
णनnana0.04
नंदूnandu0.03
नणूnanu0.03
नंणुnannu0.01
नन्हुnanhu0.01
नणुnanu0.01
नानnana0.01
नन्दुnandu0.01
नानु़़nanu0.01
नञुnanu0.01
न्हानुnhanu0.01
ञानुnanu0.01
नान्हुnanhu0.01
़नानुnanu0.01
नंदुnandu0.01
नांनूnannu0.01
Nanu in the Russian language
Нануnanu-

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