Guau Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Guau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Guau (17) may also be a first name.

Guau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guau occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Guau are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Guau is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 29 percent are found, East New Britain, where 24 percent are found and Madang, where 18 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guayu8925/
Guaux899/
Guauz893/
Guaju891/
Nguau891/
Gua8612,963/
Nguayu804/
Guauie801/
Guayau801/
Guaush801/
Guajuo801/
Gueu7545,346/
Guay7525,151/
Gwau752,574/
Guah751,974/
Guea751,202/
Guai75619/
Gbau75333/
Ghua75252/
Guae7543/
Guaa758/
Guaj754/
Guou753/
Gwua753/
Cgua753/
Quau752/
Hgua751/
Gkua751/
Gouault73940/
Gouhaut7320/
Guhayou735/
Guaouet731/
Gouhaux731/
Guaihou731/
Guaiout731/
Guiya672,690/
Guasp671,234/
Guaya67910/
Guaji67865/
Guaye67821/
Guaje67739/
Nguah67721/
Gueya67327/
Nggua67281/
Guaia67234/
Guoha67162/
Guaja67157/
Gueia67151/
Gouha67140/
Gueha67130/
Guazz6798/
Guayo6760/
Guath6747/
Guajo6747/
Guawe6744/
Gueah6742/
Guayi6738/
Ghuas6736/
Gbuya6734/
Guaio6726/
Gueuh6723/
Gueja6722/
Guaha6720/
Guiia6715/
Guouh6713/
Guoya6713/
Guoue6712/
Ghuaa679/
Guaii679/
Guaad677/
Cuayu676/
Gouea676/
Kuaau676/
Ngwua675/
Gwuya675/
Guatt673/
Guhaj673/
Guait673/
Gueyu673/
Guahy673/
Guaiz673/
Quaue672/
Guaih672/
Quaju672/
Gguha672/
Guahe672/
Nghua672/
Guhou672/
Guadh671/
Guaeh671/
Guoud671/
Guouy671/
Guats671/
Guaah671/
Gwuea671/
Guoia671/
Gbuja671/
Gbaue671/
Nguou671/
Gouhayou671/
Guayt671/
Guaie671/
Guajy671/
Ghuap671/
Kguoa671/
Gggua671/
Quaut670/
Quauy670/

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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 Guau
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