Jaú Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Jaú Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Jau (6,907), Jaû (1) & Jáu (1) are calculated separately.
Jaú Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaú Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jaú is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur as: Jau, Jaû or Jáu. For other possible spellings of Jaú click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaú? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jaú is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Jaú is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Jaú are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil Jaú is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 86 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 7 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent live. Other than Brazil it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jau | 89 | 6,907 | / |
| Jaû | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jahú | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ja | 80 | 154,504 | / |
| Jú | 80 | 68 | / |
| Jáu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jia | 67 | 4,665,311 | / |
| Jha | 67 | 1,187,034 | / |
| Jay | 67 | 55,828 | / |
| Jah | 67 | 25,414 | / |
| Jao | 67 | 18,192 | / |
| Jai | 67 | 9,315 | / |
| Jaa | 67 | 4,040 | / |
| Joa | 67 | 3,973 | / |
| Jae | 67 | 2,400 | / |
| Jua | 67 | 2,125 | / |
| Jya | 67 | 475 | / |
| Jea | 67 | 350 | / |
| Jja | 67 | 89 | / |
| Jwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| J A | 67 | 6 | / |
| Júh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaó | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaÿ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jâa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| J'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| J-A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaú | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jaú
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