Stanu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Stanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova221:161,88016,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Stanu (50) may also be a first name.

Stanu Last Name Facts

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

Stanu (Marathi: ताणु, Russian: Стану) is held by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Stanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Stanu are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

This last name is most widespread in Moldova, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 161,880. In Moldova Stanu is primarily concentrated in: Briceni District, where 45 percent live, Rezina District, where 41 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 9 percent live. Aside from Moldova this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stanus91446/
Stangu91214/
Stanut91132/
Stanau9125/
Sztanu9114/
Sthanu917/
Stanou915/
Staneu912/
Stannu910/
Stanup910/
Stanuch831,203/
Stanush83283/
Stanusz83102/
Stannus8392/
Staunau8325/
Stangou838/
Stainou836/
Staunus835/
Stamnou831/
Stanoud830/
Stanuss830/
Stenu802/
Stanhaus7747/
Stanusch7740/
Shtaynau771/
Stainuis770/
Stanault770/
Stanhous770/
Sztanó73411/
Stenou73149/
Stângu7371/
Stanoe7362/
Stănuş7361/
Stănuț7340/
Stănuș7340/
Stenau7331/
Stonus736/
Stoinu735/
Chtanu732/
Stehnu731/
Steinu731/
Stainhaus7125/
Stanhauch710/
Steunou67989/
Steinau67872/
Stohnut6712/
Stamhus6711/
Stounou675/
Stognut672/
Stenhau671/
Steinhu671/
Shtaynhaus671/
Sztajnhaus671/
Stonuch670/

Stanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stanu in the Marathi language
ताणुtanu-
Stanu in the Russian language
Стануstanu-

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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 Stanu
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