Wanu Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal4901:58,1241,619
Papua New Guinea3051:26,7333,001
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
India461:16,675,334263,471
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wanu (4,904) may also be a first name.

Wanu Last Name Facts

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

Wanu (Oriya: ୱାନୁ) is most common in Nepal. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 271,034th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Wanu are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Wanu is also the 97,366th most common first name world-wide It is held by 4,904 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 58,124. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Bagmati, where 64 percent are found, Lumbini, where 13 percent are found and Koshi, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nepal this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Wanu Last Name Statistics demography

Wanu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanou891,567/
Wannu89357/
Wanuh89104/
Wanau8981/
Wainu8961/
Wanhu8945/
Whanu8917/
Wanui8910/
Waunu895/
Weanu894/
Hwanu893/
Wahnu893/
Wagnu893/
Wanuz893/
Waenu893/
Wamnu893/
Wajnu891/
Waanu891/
Wanuu891/
Wannou80421/
Wanhou80145/
Waneux8094/
Wangnu8082/
Wagnou8043/
Wainau8042/
Wainui8032/
Whannu8026/
Hwanhu8017/
Whanou8015/
Wahanu8015/
Wannau808/
Wannui808/
Wanoud808/
Wanaus807/
Wanhui805/
Waneus805/
Wuangu804/
Wainou804/
Whanhu804/
Wahynu804/
Wanuth803/
Wannup802/
Wheanu802/
Hwannu802/
Wanouh801/
Wainuh801/
Wahnou801/
Wanhau801/
Wattnu801/
Waneuh801/
Watnus800/
Wagnut800/
Banu75421,824/
Vanu7514,401/
Wenu75782/
Wonu75226/
Uanu751/
Whannou73396/
Wannous73290/
Wanahau7361/
Wahanui7350/
Wangnut7336/
Wangnui7332/
Wannuch7319/
Wanhout7311/
Wagneux7311/
Waunous7310/
Wainhus735/
Wasnuth734/
Wangnou733/
Wainult733/
Wahanou732/
Hwannou732/
Wangnuu732/
Wanhouy732/
Wanouhy731/
Whamnou731/
Wangouh731/
Wannouh731/
Wahnuch731/
Wainhou731/
Whannhu731/
Wangnuh731/
Wannaut731/
Waynaud730/
Wannuth730/
Weahnus730/
Wahhnuu730/
Vangu6732,569/
Banou679,749/
Beanu672,881/
Bannu672,725/
Banau671,476/
Whenu67565/
Baanu67411/
Banhu67291/
Vanus67269/
Vainu67263/
Baunu67237/
Banuj67225/
Vanau67202/
Vhanu67195/
Vasnu67188/
Wonou67150/
Wanoe67123/
Vannu67119/
Banui6799/
Wenau6777/
Vanou6775/
Vanhu6759/
Wainhaus6747/
Bainu6744/
Uanus6744/
Baneu6743/
Hwenu6737/
Wuagneux6731/
Vahnu6721/
Wangnuch6719/
Vanut6718/
Wonau6713/
Weinu6712/
Vagnu679/
Baynu679/
Woinu678/
Wanoo677/
Wonuu677/
Wenhu677/
Vanuy676/
Huanu675/
Banuy674/
Wonnu674/
Veanu673/
Vamnu673/
Vanuj673/
Vanuu673/
Wenuh672/
Hbanu671/
Wannouch671/
Vanui671/
Vaanu671/
Vaynu671/
Vaunu671/
Wuonu671/
Wounu671/
Vaneu671/
Wanús671/
Uangu671/
Uanui671/
Wainhauz671/
Woneu671/
Weynu671/
Weneu671/
Wonuh671/
Wahangou671/
Uanau671/
Hwangnui671/
Watennau670/
Wannouth670/

Wanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanu in the Oriya language
ୱାନୁwanu95.24
ୱାଣୁwanu2.38
ୱଣୁwanu2.38

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