Thanu Surname

239,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Thanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Thailand3701:190,91431,458
India2661:2,883,70487,658
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Thanu (17,104) may also be a first name.

Thanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thanu (Bengali: থানু, Hindi: थानू, Marathi: थानु, Oriya: ଥାନୁ) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 239,163rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,350,774 people. Thanu is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Thanu are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,365th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,104 people.

The surname Thanu is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 22 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Thanu Last Name Statistics demography

Thanu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.67% more than the national average, earning $62,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanou911,654/
Tahanu9145/
Thainu9119/
Thannu9114/
Thanuj9113/
Thanau916/
Thaunu915/
Thanud913/
Thajnu911/
Tanu8912,723/
Thamnut8311/
Tahanou833/
Thaneus832/
Thanaut832/
Thanneu831/
Thanuph831/
Thainnu831/
Theanau831/
Theanou831/
Thainui831/
Thanhui831/
Thainau831/
Thannuy831/
Tahanuy831/
Thaneup830/
Tanui8033,077/
Tanou8019,879/
Tangu804,623/
Tanus802,548/
Thenu802,142/
Tanau801,494/
Taunu80795/
Tannu80760/
Thany80486/
Tanuz80373/
Tanut80230/
Tanuj80109/
Tanhu80108/
Tamnu8095/
Tanuç8081/
Taneu8058/
Tainu8042/
Tanud8033/
Taanu8030/
Tanuh8013/
Tohnu8011/
Teanu809/
Tanuu808/
Thonu808/
Tasnu807/
Tanup807/
Tanuy806/
Tganu803/
Ttanu801/
Tahanout77408/
Thanhhuy771/
Thainuua771/
Tahangou771/
Tannus731,076/
Tanous73690/
Thoinu73677/
Tangou73615/
Tannou73322/
Tamnou73253/
Tainui73242/
Taunus73164/
Thanoo73152/
Tamnau73110/
Tatnou7380/
Thonut7365/
Tanuis7358/
Thenau7350/
Tanhui7346/
Tanaud7345/
Tannui7344/
Taneux7341/
Tanout7334/
Tangau7326/
Taneus7325/
Tanauh7324/
Tanouh7323/
Tanhuy7323/
Tanhou7323/
Tanhus7322/
Tannut7318/
Tangnu7316/
Thanny7316/
Tanoux7316/
Tanush738/
Tanngu738/
Tanaut738/
Tanneu736/
Tanhuz736/
Tainou735/
Taunuu734/
Taanui734/
Tainus733/
Tajnut733/
Tannau733/
Tanouy733/
Tannuz733/
Tagnou733/
Taanou732/
Tanaus732/
Teanau732/
Dteanu731/
Theenu731/
Tgangu731/
Thotnu731/
Tahunu731/
Taanuu731/
Tannuy731/
Tanutp731/
Taunau731/
Thainy731/
Tehnuh731/
Theneu731/
Tahngu731/
Tainau731/
Tamneu731/
Tohnou731/
Tanhut731/
Tasnou731/
Tanoud731/
Tanutt731/
Thonou731/
Ttanou731/
Tohnut731/
Ttohnu731/
Thenou731/
Thonup731/
Tahnuz731/
Tainut731/
Tanuch731/
Tanuth731/
Tatnau730/
Teanus730/
Tahanoudt711/
Tannous6716,906/
Tonu679,527/
Tenu671,495/
Thongnu67606/
Tanneux67172/
Tannouh67123/
Tannoux6766/
Tanoush6743/
Thannoo6737/
Tannouz6730/
Tanó6721/
Tahanoo6710/
Tahnout6710/
Tanouss679/
Thongou679/
Tanú677/
Thongau675/
Thomhau675/
Taunous675/
Tannaus673/
Thonnus673/
Tangnou672/
Thaunoo672/
Tannuss672/
Taynush671/
Tainush671/
Tatnaud671/
Taugnuu671/
Tõnu671/
Thannoe671/
Taanous671/
Tahnouj671/
Tahynou671/
Tonhaus671/
Tanhous671/
Tangouh671/
Taunaus671/
Taunoux671/
Tathnou671/
Taynaud671/
Taynout671/
Tañu671/
Thonnou671/
Thoneus671/
Thomnus671/
Thonaup671/
Teaunnu671/
Tatnnut671/
Tangnui671/
Tangnuu671/

Thanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thanu in the Oriya language
ଥାନୁthanu70.59
ଠାନୁthanu17.65
ଠନୁthanu11.76
Thanu in the Bengali language
থানুthanu60
থৈনুthainu40
Thanu in the Hindi language
थानूthanu48.3
थानुthanu44.51
थनूthanu5.11
थनुthanu0.95
ठानूthanu0.38
ठनूthanu0.38
ठानुthanu0.19
ठनुthanu0.19
Thanu in the Marathi language
थानुthanu31.74
ठाणुthanu20
ठाणूthanu15.43
थानूthanu14.35
हाणhana5.65
ठानुthanu3.91
ठानूthanu1.52
ठनुthanu1.3
थाणुthanu1.09
थांउthamu0.87
ठणूthanu0.65
थनुthanu0.65
थाणूthanu0.65
धानुdhanu0.43
तहानुtahanu0.43
ठनूthanu0.43
थामुthamu0.22
िथनूithanu0.22
हानhana0.22
तानुtanu0.22

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Footnotes

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