Akarau Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Akarau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akarau (5) may also be a first name.
Akarau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akarau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akarau is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akarau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akarau is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Akarau reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Akarau is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Akarau is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 50 percent reside and Madang, where 50 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
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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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- 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 Akarau
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