Sanu Surname
Approximately 16,497 people bear this surname
Sanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,459 | 1:140,514 | 8,968 |
| Nigeria | 3,995 | 1:44,341 | 3,459 |
| Bangladesh | 3,605 | 1:44,204 | 2,530 |
| Indonesia | 1,439 | 1:91,904 | 9,601 |
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| Thailand | 344 | 1:205,344 | 34,078 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Turkey | 127 | 1:612,767 | 32,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Afghanistan | 84 | 1:382,776 | 5,466 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Oman | 57 | 1:64,701 | 2,831 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Sierra Leone | 49 | 1:144,686 | 305 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Nepal | 14 | 1:2,034,354 | 8,267 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sanu (136,065) may also be a first name.
Sanu Demographics
Average Sanu Salary in
United States
$44,820 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanu (Bengali: সানু, Hindi: सानू, Marathi: सानु, Oriya: ସନୁ, Russian: Сану, Tibetan: ས་ནུ་) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,291st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 441,750 people. The surname Sanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Sanu live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sanu is also the 7,659th most frequent forename globally, borne by 136,065 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,459 people, or 1 in 140,514. In India it is most prevalent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 39 percent reside, Bihar, where 16 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 22 percent reside.
Sanu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sanu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sanu surname rose 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Sanu are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
Sanu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $44,820 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ནུ་ | sanu | 91.18 |
| སཱ་ནུ་ | sanu | 5.88 |
| སན་ནུ་ | sennu | 2.94 |
| Sanu in the Bengali language | ||
| সানু | sanu | 84.34 |
| সনু | sanu | 9.96 |
| শানু | sanu | 2.85 |
| সাঁউ | samu | 1.42 |
| সানো | sano | 0.71 |
| সঞু | sanu | 0.36 |
| শুনু | sunu | 0.36 |
| Sanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନୁ | sanu | 79.37 |
| ସାନୁ | sanu | 12.73 |
| ସଞୁ | sanu | 3.57 |
| ସାଣୁ | sanu | 1.23 |
| ସନୂ | sanu | 0.84 |
| ଶାଣୁ | sanu | 0.34 |
| ଶାନୁ | sanu | 0.29 |
| ଶନୁ | sanu | 0.23 |
| ସଞୂ | sanu | 0.15 |
| େସାନୁ | esanu | 0.08 |
| ସାନୂ | sanu | 0.05 |
| ସାନ | sana | 0.03 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.03 |
| ମନୁ | manu | 0.03 |
| ଭାନୁ | bhanu | 0.02 |
| ଷାନୁ | sanu | 0.02 |
| ସାଙୁ | sanu | 0.02 |
| ବନୁ | banu | 0.02 |
| ସୁନୁ | sunu | 0.02 |
| ଷାଣୁ | sanu | 0.02 |
| ପାନୁ | panu | 0.02 |
| ଶୀନୁ | sinu | 0.02 |
| ସନି | sani | 0.02 |
| ମାଣୁ | manu | 0.02 |
| ସନା | sana | 0.02 |
| ସଞିୁ | saniu | 0.02 |
| Sanu in the Hindi language | ||
| सानू | sanu | 65.77 |
| सानु | sanu | 12.57 |
| सनु | sanu | 11.86 |
| सनू | sanu | 7.67 |
| सेानू | seanu | 0.62 |
| शानू | sanu | 0.44 |
| सांऊ | samu | 0.22 |
| सोनू | sonu | 0.1 |
| संजू | sanju | 0.08 |
| सौनू | saunu | 0.08 |
| सणू | sanu | 0.05 |
| साणू | sanu | 0.04 |
| साणु | sanu | 0.04 |
| सणु | sanu | 0.04 |
| सेनू | senu | 0.03 |
| सन्जू | sanju | 0.03 |
| सेानु | seanu | 0.01 |
| सन्नो | sanno | 0.01 |
| शञु | sanu | 0.01 |
| षणु | sanu | 0.01 |
| सोनु | sonu | 0.01 |
| भानू | bhanu | 0.01 |
| सण्उ | sanu | 0.01 |
| साहू | sahu | 0.01 |
| सनो | sano | 0.01 |
| सानू़ | sanu | 0.01 |
| सैनू | sainu | 0.01 |
| सामू | samu | 0.01 |
| शानु | sanu | 0.01 |
| सानो | sano | 0.01 |
| सोानू | soanu | 0.01 |
| शनु | sanu | 0.01 |
| Sanu in the Marathi language | ||
| सानु | sanu | 41.87 |
| सानू | sanu | 26.64 |
| सनु | sanu | 17.63 |
| सनू | sanu | 10.49 |
| सेानु | seanu | 0.61 |
| सणु | sanu | 0.56 |
| सेानू | seanu | 0.41 |
| सणू | sanu | 0.27 |
| शानु | sanu | 0.22 |
| साणू | sanu | 0.17 |
| सङु | sanu | 0.15 |
| सांड़ु | sanru | 0.12 |
| साणु | sanu | 0.1 |
| संतु | santu | 0.07 |
| सांड़ू | sanru | 0.07 |
| शानू | sanu | 0.05 |
| सांडु | sandu | 0.05 |
| शनु | sanu | 0.05 |
| संनू | sannu | 0.05 |
| संजु | sanju | 0.05 |
| सनु़ | sanu | 0.05 |
| सञू | sanu | 0.02 |
| सांडू | sandu | 0.02 |
| सञु | sanu | 0.02 |
| संणु | sannu | 0.02 |
| सन | sana | 0.02 |
| सोानु | soanu | 0.02 |
| शनू | sanu | 0.02 |
| संजू | sanju | 0.02 |
| सैनु | sainu | 0.02 |
| सांनु | sannu | 0.02 |
| संतू | santu | 0.02 |
| Sanu in the Russian language | ||
| Сану | sanu | - |
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Footnotes
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