Gu'u Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

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

Gu'u Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gu'u Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702

Gu'u Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gu'u Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gu'u is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gu'u? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gu'u is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Gu'u is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Gu'u live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 98 percent live, Jiwaka, where 1 percent live and Morobe, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngu'u897/
U'U8685/
Guju752,735/
Guhu75450/
Guțu75302/
Ou'u7580/
Au'u7548/
Hu'u7535/
Eu'u7511/
Gouu756/
Guíu754/
Gușu752/
Guṭu751/
U'Ui751/
Guuu751/
Ngou'ou731/
Gujju672,720/
Gugiu67599/
Nguju67292/
Gouju67286/
Ou'ou6754/
Gujhu679/
Gouud678/
Guțiu674/
Gauou674/
Guhui673/
Gujuu673/
Gouau673/
Gujyu673/
Hou'u672/
Guhou672/
Gujiu672/
Heu'u671/
Guhhu671/
Ghuju671/
Guuju671/
Gouyu671/
Gouuy671/
Gueuu671/
Goeuu671/
Gauut670/

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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 Gu'u
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