Sahanu Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Sahanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sahanu (1,356) may also be a first name.
Sahanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahanu (Hindi: सहनू, Marathi: सहानु, Oriya: ସାହାନୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sahanu are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 212,982nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 1,356 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 13,001,108. In India it is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 22 percent live, Bihar, where 19 percent live and Assam, where 17 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାନୁ | sahanu | 57.89 |
| ସହନୁ | sahanu | 21.05 |
| ସହାନୁ | sahanu | 15.79 |
| ସାହନୁ | sahanu | 5.26 |
| Sahanu in the Hindi language | ||
| सहनू | sahanu | 55.2 |
| सहानू | sahanu | 11.2 |
| सहानु | sahanu | 8 |
| सहनु | sahanu | 7.2 |
| साहनू | sahanu | 6.4 |
| साहनु | sahanu | 5.6 |
| शहानू | sahanu | 2.4 |
| शहाणु | sahanu | 1.6 |
| शाहानू | sahanu | 0.8 |
| साहाना | sahana | 0.8 |
| सहाना | sahana | 0.8 |
| Sahanu in the Marathi language | ||
| सहानु | sahanu | 40.26 |
| सहानू | sahanu | 20.78 |
| साहनु | sahanu | 14.29 |
| सहनु | sahanu | 7.79 |
| सहाणु | sahanu | 3.9 |
| सहाणू | sahanu | 2.6 |
| रहाणे | rahane | 1.3 |
| महंगु | mahangu | 1.3 |
| शहानु | sahanu | 1.3 |
| साहनू | sahanu | 1.3 |
| लहानू | lahanu | 1.3 |
| लहानु | lahanu | 1.3 |
| सहणू | sahanu | 1.3 |
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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
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- 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 Sahanu
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