Fafau Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Fafau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fafau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Fafau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fafau is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Fafau is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Fafau are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 79 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.

This surname is most numerous in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 52,730. In The Solomon Islands Fafau is primarily concentrated in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The Solomon Islands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Japan, where 7 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
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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 Fafau
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