Vanu Surname
Approximately 14,401 people bear this surname
Vanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,917 | 1:59,384 | 4,058 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Romania | 185 | 1:108,529 | 12,206 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Vanú (1) are calculated separately.
Vanu (4,813) may also be a first name.
Vanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vanu (Bengali: ভানুরানী, Hindi: वानू, Marathi: वणू, Oriya: ଭାନୁ, Russian: Вану) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Vanú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vanu is the 36,619th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 506,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vanu live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 98,498th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 4,813 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 12,917 people, or 1 in 59,384. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 60 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାନୁ | bhanu | 88.89 |
| ୱୁଭାନୁ | wubhanu | 5.56 |
| ଭାନୁାଇଁ | bhanua'im | 5.56 |
| Vanu in the Hindi language | ||
| वानू | vanu | 35.99 |
| वनू | vanu | 31.5 |
| वनु | vanu | 27.01 |
| वानु | vanu | 3.81 |
| वणू | vanu | 0.54 |
| वणु | vanu | 0.27 |
| वाणू | vanu | 0.14 |
| बानू | banu | 0.14 |
| वाणु | vanu | 0.14 |
| बानो | bano | 0.07 |
| सबु | sabu | 0.07 |
| वानो | vano | 0.07 |
| बणु | banu | 0.07 |
| Vanu in the Bengali language | ||
| ভানুরানী | bhanurani | 25 |
| ভানুমালা | bhanumala | 25 |
| ভানুবলা | bhanubala | 25 |
| ভানু | bhanu | 25 |
| Vanu in the Marathi language | ||
| वणू | vanu | 23.62 |
| वनु | vanu | 22.26 |
| वानु | vanu | 21.26 |
| वानू | vanu | 10.83 |
| वनू | vanu | 9.12 |
| वणु | vanu | 8.82 |
| वाणू | vanu | 2.07 |
| वाणु | vanu | 1.36 |
| वणु़ | vanu | 0.12 |
| वानुं | vanum | 0.06 |
| Vanu in the Russian language | ||
| Вану | vanu | - |
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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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- 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 Vanu
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