Vanhu Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Vanhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 46 | 1:52,378 | 6,268 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vanhu (618) may also be a first name.
Vanhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vanhu (Hindi: वन्हू, Marathi: वान्हु) is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanhu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Vanhu occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Vanhu live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 335,616th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 618 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 52,378. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 85 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 9 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Namibia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 15 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanhu in the Hindi language | ||
| वन्हू | vanhu | 89.09 |
| वन्हु | vanhu | 7.88 |
| वनहू | vanahu | 1.82 |
| वनहु | vanahu | 0.61 |
| वान्हू | vanhu | 0.61 |
| Vanhu in the Marathi language | ||
| वान्हु | vanhu | 62.5 |
| वान्हू | vanhu | 37.5 |
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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 Vanhu
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