Across the world, กานู (Kanu 
, กานู 
) is a widespread unisex first name. The given name กานู is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common epicene name, India, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. Likewise, กานู is the last name as well as the forename.