Chapau Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Chapau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chapau (35) may also be a first name.
Chapau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chapau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Chapau are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Chapau is also the 1,744,716th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Chapau is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 58,241. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Manus, where 73 percent live, Bougainville, where 10 percent live and National Capital District, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Turkmenistan, where 3 percent live.
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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 Chapau
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