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 Political Affiliation
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Tanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanu (Bengali: তনু, Hindi: तनु, Marathi: तानू, Oriya: ତନୁ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tanú or Tañu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,097th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 572,785 people. The surname Tanu occurs predominantly 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 prevalent forename on earth It is held by 60,862 people.
Tanu is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,317 people, or 1 in 29,971. Aside from Bangladesh Tanu exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.
Tanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Tanu are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the 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
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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 Tanu
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