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 surname Tanu (Bengali: তনু, Hindi: तनु, Marathi: तानू, Oriya: ତନୁ) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tanú or Tañu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,097th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 572,785 people. The last name Tanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Tanu reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,681st most common forename at a global level It is held by 60,862 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 5,317 people, or 1 in 29,971. Excluding Bangladesh this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Tanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tanu last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Tanu are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with 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
- 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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