Dirau Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Dirau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dirau (36) may also be a first name.
Dirau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dirau is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,364,059th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Dirau live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dirau is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 36 people.
Dirau is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 171,536. In Zimbabwe Dirau is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Dirau occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 1 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
- 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 Dirau
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