Eau Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

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

Eau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

The alternate forms: Éau (1) are calculated separately.

Eau (662) may also be a first name.

Eau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eau occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Éau. For other possible spellings of Eau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eau is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Eau is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Eau reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 322,620th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 662 people.

The last name Eau is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 589,884. In Malaysia Eau is most numerous in: Kedah, where 30 percent reside, Penang, where 30 percent reside and Perak, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Eau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eau last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Eau earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.76% less than the national average, earning $28,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éau891/
Heau86267/
Ehau8618/
Eayu862/
Eahu862/
Eaou861/
E'Au861/
Ea804,674/
Etayu75473/
Esayu75189/
D'Eau7556/
Hehau757/
Ehaus752/
Eahou751/
Heaou751/
Heahu751/
Uieau751/
Eaoud751/
Gea6749,209/
Eja677,407/
Jau676,907/
Ieu672,789/
Eha672,769/
Yea671,832/
Eyu671,629/
Eju671,156/
Ehu67938/
Jeu67701/
Hea67570/
Joyeau67446/
Jea67350/
Eah6751/
Eeu6747/
Eea6726/
Iea6721/
Eoa6717/
Eaa6716/
Eou6715/
Eiu6713/
E'A6712/
Eaj6710/
E'U679/
Vaneau678/
Jaieau677/
Ehaust677/
Echaue676/
Etayhu674/
Esahju671/
Eahuja671/
Eshaiu671/
Eyeayu671/
Ehauyi671/
Hesaue671/
Eahujo671/
Etayus671/
Etuyau671/
Jujeau671/

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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 Eau
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