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Where Does The Last Name Belau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Belau (Hindi: बेलाऊ, Russian: Белау) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 121,024^th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,924,867 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Belau live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Belau is also the 139,223^rd most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 2,755 people.

Belau is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,419 people, or 1 in 93,199. In Indonesia it is most common in: Papua, where 99 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 0 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 0 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Belau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Belau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belau surname expanded 4,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Belau last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Belau earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.36% less than the national average, earning 213,320 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $50,522 CAD per year.