Gikau Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gikau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Gikau (12) may also be a first name.
Gikau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gikau has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Gikau is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Gikau live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gikau is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Gikau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Gikau is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 53 percent live, Chimbu, where 21 percent live and Morobe, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 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 Gikau
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