Divao Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Divao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Divao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Divao (12) may also be a first name.

Divao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Divao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Divao occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Divao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Divao occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Divao live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Divao is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Divaou910/
Dibao80155/
Duvao8025/
Devao801/
Dibaou7322/
Diobao736/
Devaoi731/
Dimpao731/
Divo'o731/
Dibahou6721/
Dibagio678/
Devaaio673/
Divaiya672/
Divaiea671/
Divaaya671/
Diwayio671/
Devaout671/
Devaoth671/

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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 Divao
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