Changau Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Changau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Changau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Changau is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Changau is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Changau are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Changau is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Changau is most common in: New Ireland, where 50 percent reside, Manus, where 30 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 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
- 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 Changau
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