Phananu Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phananu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phananu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5041:140,15521,849
India61:127,844,230863,365

Phananu (37) may also be a first name.

Phananu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phananu (Hindi: फननू) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phananu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 607,405th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Phananu is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phananu live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. Phananu is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 140,155. In Thailand Phananu is primarily found in: Roi Et Province, where 57 percent are found, Maha Sarakham Province, where 30 percent are found and Nakhon Pathom Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Thailand it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phanagnu931/
Pananu9225/
Pananou86110/
Panganu865/
Phanenu861/
Patnanu861/
Panangou801/
Penanu771/
Vananu770/
Fanganu7196/
Penanou713/
Penanuh711/
Fananou711/
Ponaneu711/
Fanagnou6711/
Fannanuh679/
Painenau679/
Fagnanou676/
Fanganou671/
Fananhou671/
Pounanou671/
Ponhonnu671/
Pannenau670/

Phananu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phananu in the Hindi language
फननूphananu66.67
फननुphananu33.33

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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 Phananu
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