Banyau Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Banyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Banyau (17) may also be a first name.
Banyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banyau occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banyau is the 3,185,033rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Banyau live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Banyau is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 17 people.
The surname Banyau is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia Banyau is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 86 percent are found, Selangor, where 8 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Banyau
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