Jaoa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jaoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Jaoa (166) may also be a first name.
Jaoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaoa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Jaoa are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jaoa is also the 710,504th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 166 people.
Jaoa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Gulf, where 50 percent are found and National Capital District, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Jaoa
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