Cognomen Manas (Manas 
, มนัส , Манас 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The cognomen Manas is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Czechia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sri Lanka. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Kyrgyzstan, and Philippines. More prevalently, Manas is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Manas | Thailand, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, India, Philippines |
| มนัส | Thailand |
| Манас | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia |
| မနော | Myanmar |
| sırapyon manas Armenian author, stage actor and writer, AM (b. 1837) |
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| vicent manas Spanish-born American pianist and composer, US (b. 1858) |
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| edgar manas Turkish musician (1875-1964), TR (b. 1875) |
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| jose mayorga manas GB (b. 1887) |
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| john helen manas (b. 1890) |
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manas bhunia Indian politician, IN (b. 1951) |
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manas v. upadhyay researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6490-869X) |
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manas saikia Indian filmmaker (b. 1987) |
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manas mukul pal Indian actor and writer, IN (b. 1987) |
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| manas chanda researcher, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IND) (b. 1940) |
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stephen manas French actor and music composer, FR (b. 1992) |
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| manas chakraborty Indian singer (1942-2012), IN (b. 1942) |
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| manas buthelezi (b. 1935) |
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| manas chatterji (b. 1937) |
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| sylvia manas Austrian actor (1948-1977), AT (b. 1948) |
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