Kabiau Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kabiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Kabiau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kabiau occurs most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabiau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Kabiau occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kabiau reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia Kabiau is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 73 percent reside, Sabah, where 18 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobiau8377/
Kosbiau7714/
Cabiaux774/
Kampiau771/
Kavaiyau716/
Caviau6749/
Kobiou671/
Kampiou621/
Koubiou621/
Caviaux621/
Koviou5056/
Kobyou502/
Kowiou501/
Caviou501/

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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 Kabiau
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