Thanu Surname
Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname
Thanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| Thailand | 370 | 1:190,914 | 31,458 |
| India | 266 | 1:2,883,704 | 87,658 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Thanu (17,104) may also be a first name.
Thanu Demographics
Average Thanu Salary in
United States
$62,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Thanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥାନୁ | thanu | 70.59 |
| ଠାନୁ | thanu | 17.65 |
| ଠନୁ | thanu | 11.76 |
| Thanu in the Bengali language | ||
| থানু | thanu | 60 |
| থৈনু | thainu | 40 |
| Thanu in the Hindi language | ||
| थानू | thanu | 48.3 |
| थानु | thanu | 44.51 |
| थनू | thanu | 5.11 |
| थनु | thanu | 0.95 |
| ठानू | thanu | 0.38 |
| ठनू | thanu | 0.38 |
| ठानु | thanu | 0.19 |
| ठनु | thanu | 0.19 |
| Thanu in the Marathi language | ||
| थानु | thanu | 31.74 |
| ठाणु | thanu | 20 |
| ठाणू | thanu | 15.43 |
| थानू | thanu | 14.35 |
| हाण | hana | 5.65 |
| ठानु | thanu | 3.91 |
| ठानू | thanu | 1.52 |
| ठनु | thanu | 1.3 |
| थाणु | thanu | 1.09 |
| थांउ | thamu | 0.87 |
| ठणू | thanu | 0.65 |
| थनु | thanu | 0.65 |
| थाणू | thanu | 0.65 |
| धानु | dhanu | 0.43 |
| तहानु | tahanu | 0.43 |
| ठनू | thanu | 0.43 |
| थामु | thamu | 0.22 |
| िथनू | ithanu | 0.22 |
| हान | hana | 0.22 |
| तानु | tanu | 0.22 |
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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 Thanu
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