Pinu Surname

249,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Pinu (6,383) may also be a first name.

Pinu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinu (Bengali: পিনু, Hindi: पीनू, Marathi: पीनु, Oriya: ପିନୁ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Piñu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 249,631st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,583,362 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pinu reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pinu is also the 82,319th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 6,383 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Without taking into account Bangladesh Pinu occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Pinu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pinu surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piñu921/
Pinus89964/
Pingu89542/
Pinau89389/
Pineu8985/
Painu8981/
Pinou8980/
Pfinu8937/
Pinut8925/
Poinu8925/
Pionu8916/
Puinu8910/
Pinuh898/
Pienu893/
Pinuz892/
Pinup891/
Phinu891/
Pinux891/
Pisnu891/
Peinu891/
Pignu890/
Pinaud804,997/
Pfingu801,840/
Phimnu801,002/
Phitnu80219/
Pinhou80135/
Pinaut8099/
Pineux8079/
Pinout8053/
Phingu8049/
Pitnui8048/
Painui8039/
Phienu8033/
Pingou8023/
Paingu8021/
Pineus8017/
Pinaux8010/
Pinaus807/
Painhu807/
Pignou805/
Phinus804/
Painus804/
Pinous804/
Pinhui803/
Pingau802/
Phinup802/
Pisnui802/
Pignau801/
Pitnhu801/
Painau801/
Phinou801/
Pinoud801/
Pinoux801/
Pinuss801/
Poingu801/
Pinhup801/
Pinoup801/
Phainu801/
Painut801/
Poignu800/
Penu753,861/
Punu751,732/
Pynu7511/
Pinó756/
Pinault734,608/
Pignoux73253/
Puignau73175/
Phitnui73122/
Pignaud7398/
Peinaud7380/
Puignou7366/
Phineus7365/
Poinaud7339/
Painaud7334/
Pignaut7331/
Pigneux7329/
Painous7322/
Phinnut7312/
Phimnut738/
Phainui734/
Painaut732/
Picinnu731/
Pinhaud731/
Phimnuu731/
Phinnui731/
Pignutt730/
Poinaut730/
Pittnus730/
Penou671,149/
Penus67937/
Pengu67877/
Punuh67482/
Punnu67324/
Peigneux67263/
Punau67195/
Pinoo67177/
Peignaux67163/
Phunu67159/
Penau67155/
Peignaud67154/
Painault67138/
Pignault67136/
Penuh67112/
Pesnu6779/
Pynus6758/
Punhu6731/
Peignaut6725/
Penut6724/
Petnu6724/
Peignoux6719/
Poigneux6718/
Peinó6711/
Pinoe6710/
Pfunu678/
Penhu677/
Peneu676/
Peenu675/
Puenu675/
Punui674/
Penuş674/
Pajnu672/
Peanu672/
Poynu671/
Penui671/
Penuu671/
Phenu671/
Painnoux671/
Penup671/
Piñus671/
Pinão671/
Poignaud670/
Poignaut670/
Painhous670/

Pinu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinu in the Marathi language
पीनुpinu-
Pinu in the Bengali language
পিনুpinu96.61
পীনুpinu3.39
Pinu in the Oriya language
ପିନୁpinu94.16
ପିନୁାଇଁpinua'im3.5
ପୀନୁpinu1.56
ପିଞୁpinu0.39
Pinu in the Hindi language
पीनूpinu35.09
पिनूpinu28.51
पिनुpinu27.85
पीनुpinu7.24
पिन्टूpintu0.66
पिणूpinu0.22
पिंकूpinku0.22

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