Tanu Surname
Approximately 12,723 people bear this surname
Tanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,317 | 1:29,971 | 1,929 |
| Indonesia | 3,160 | 1:41,851 | 4,805 |
| Tanzania | 1,502 | 1:35,247 | 4,108 |
| India | 915 | 1:838,323 | 37,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 416 | 1:19,600 | 2,020 |
| Romania | 359 | 1:55,927 | 6,859 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Thailand | 151 | 1:467,804 | 81,807 |
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Afghanistan | 47 | 1:684,110 | 7,621 |
| Kenya | 38 | 1:1,215,261 | 35,116 |
| American Samoa | 25 | 1:2,230 | 469 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Tanú (7) & Tañu (1) are calculated separately.
Tanu (60,862) may also be a first name.
Tanu Demographics
Tanu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanu (Bengali: তনু, Hindi: तनु, Marathi: तानू, Oriya: ତନୁ) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Tanú or Tañu. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,097th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 572,785 people. The surname Tanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Tanu live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,681st most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 60,862 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 5,317 people, or 1 in 29,971. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Tanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Tanu are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.
The amount Tanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 271.04% more than the national average, earning $184,344 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୁ | tanu | 94.01 |
| ତନୁାଇଁ | tanua'im | 3.7 |
| ତନୂ | tanu | 0.77 |
| ଟାନୁ | tanu | 0.41 |
| ତାନୁ | tanu | 0.38 |
| ଟନୁ | tanu | 0.21 |
| ଟାଣୁ | tanu | 0.11 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 0.02 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.02 |
| Tanu in the Bengali language | ||
| তনু | tanu | 92.13 |
| তানু | tanu | 4.49 |
| টনু | tanu | 2.25 |
| Tanu in the Hindi language | ||
| तनु | tanu | 80.41 |
| तनू | tanu | 15.69 |
| तानू | tanu | 1.3 |
| तानु | tanu | 0.94 |
| टानू | tanu | 0.38 |
| टांऊ | tamu | 0.35 |
| टनू | tanu | 0.26 |
| टनु | tanu | 0.16 |
| तन्नु | tannu | 0.06 |
| टाँऊ | tamu | 0.04 |
| टांउ | tamu | 0.04 |
| तनु़ | tanu | 0.03 |
| तणू | tanu | 0.01 |
| टणु | tanu | 0.01 |
| तणु | tanu | 0.01 |
| ताणु | tanu | 0.01 |
| टन्ू | tanu | 0.01 |
| कनु | kanu | 0.01 |
| तांऊ | tamu | 0.01 |
| टन्उ | tanu | 0.01 |
| तुनु | tunu | 0.01 |
| तनुु | tanuu | 0.01 |
| तन्नू | tannu | 0.01 |
| Tanu in the Marathi language | ||
| तानू | tanu | 57.81 |
| तानु | tanu | 37.66 |
| तनु | tanu | 2.37 |
| ताणू | tanu | 0.92 |
| तनू | tanu | 0.83 |
| ताणु | tanu | 0.2 |
| तणू | tanu | 0.02 |
| टानु | tanu | 0.02 |
| तान | tana | 0.01 |
| तानुू | tanuu | 0.01 |
| िटनू | itanu | 0.01 |
| तणु | tanu | 0.01 |
| तेानु | teanu | 0.01 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tanu
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