Phanu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Phanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Phanu (6,068) may also be a first name.

Phanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phanu (Hindi: फनू, Oriya: ଫନୁ, Tibetan: ཕ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phanu is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Phanu live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 85,055th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 6,068 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,674,625. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Changhua County, where 79 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 14 percent are found and Taichung City, where 7 percent are found. Beside Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phanut91302/
Phangu91131/
Phannu9138/
Phanus9126/
Phanou9125/
Phanud916/
Phanup915/
Phanau914/
Phagnu912/
Pahanu912/
Phainu911/
Panu8949,236/
Phannut83145/
Phannui83145/
Phaenui8396/
Phaneus8330/
Phatnut8318/
Phainui834/
Phatnui833/
Phaneut831/
Phanaud831/
Pheanui831/
Phanhuy831/
Pannu808,641/
Panou806,256/
Pangu802,720/
Panus801,886/
Panut801,722/
Panuś801,018/
Panau80352/
Patnu80349/
Panui80263/
Paunu80176/
Painu8081/
Panhu8042/
Panud8032/
Paanu8026/
Panuy8020/
Panuh8014/
Paneu8014/
Panup809/
Panuu807/
Phonu804/
Panțu804/
Pajnu802/
Pagnu802/
Peanu802/
Panuz802/
Pohnu802/
Phenu801/
Pamnu801/
Panuj801/
Fhanu801/
Panuș801/
Pșanu801/
Phannuch776/
Phannaut771/
Phangnui771/
Pangou734,831/
Pangau732,081/
Panuit73525/
Pagnou73498/
Panusz73316/
Pannui73298/
Panush73269/
Panous73175/
Panaud73104/
Pannut7372/
Paanud7362/
Phennu7359/
Paunus7353/
Phonui7347/
Pannus7340/
Patnou7339/
Painui7339/
Panțuș7338/
Panhus7337/
Pasnau7332/
Panoux7332/
Pannou7327/
Pangnu7322/
Paingu7321/
Pannuy7320/
Panaux7317/
Panahu7316/
Phanoo7311/
Peanut7310/
Paenui737/
Peanus736/
Phonou736/
Phonuy736/
Panoud736/
Panuch735/
Panhou735/
Pannau734/
Painus734/
Photnu734/
Peangu734/
Panțuş734/
Paenau733/
Vahanu732/
Fahanu732/
Panaut732/
Patnui732/
Panaup732/
Phomnu732/
Phonut732/
Pathnu731/
Patnau731/
Pgangu731/
Panneu731/
Paungu731/
Pagnut731/
Pannuś731/
Painau731/
Paanup731/
Bpanou731/
Phoonu731/
Phenui731/
Phonus731/
Pannud731/
Pannuh731/
Panhui731/
Panhuy731/
Painut731/
Pagnus731/
Pehnuy731/
Patnuy731/
Patnud730/
Pohnus730/
Phachennu71525/
Vanu6714,401/
Penu673,861/
Fanu673,102/
Pagnoux67949/
Pagneux67726/
Phongnu67436/
Ponu67376/
Panauhe67283/
Panhuis67268/
Phachennui67179/
Photnut67154/
Phonnui6799/
Pagnoud6778/
Pannaux6774/
Pannoux6771/
Pannaud6768/
Painaud6734/
Pagnout6732/
Patnaud6728/
Painous6722/
Phonnut6722/
Pagnaud6722/
Paynaud6718/
Pannuch6717/
Phachennut6714/
Paneutz6714/
Pangnui6714/
Panhaus6712/
Panhuys678/
Panngau675/
Photnui674/
Vahaneu674/
Phomnui674/
Pangnuu674/
Patnuch674/
Phannoo674/
Pangnus673/
Pannous673/
Painaut672/
Phoonut672/
Pañu671/
Vahanui671/
Fahanou671/
Phongau671/
Panaust671/
Panuush671/
Phonuch671/
Phamhuy671/
Pangnou671/
Pangnud671/
Pangnuy671/
Patnoud670/
Patnoux670/

Phanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phanu in the Tibetan language
ཕ་ནུ་panu-
Phanu in the Oriya language
ଫନୁphanu70
ଫାନୁphanu10
ଫାଣୁphanu10
ଫଣୁphanu10
Phanu in the Hindi language
फनूphanu50
फनुphanu30
फानूphanu10
फानुphanu10

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Footnotes

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