Fafaru Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Fafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Fafaru (6) may also be a first name.
Fafaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fafaru occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Fafaru live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Fafaru is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 6 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Fafaru is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 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 Fafaru
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