Kayau Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Kayau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kayau (32) may also be a first name.

Kayau Last Name Facts

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

Kayau (Marathi: कचरु) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayau? popularity and diffusion

Kayau is the 1,428,594th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Kayau are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

The surname Kayau is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayaou9193/
Kayahu9130/
Kaiyaou831/
Kayauts830/
Kayou801,450/
Kayeu80526/
Kaiyu80278/
Kajau80261/
Kuyau80156/
Kiyau80138/
Cayau80119/
Kaiau8070/
Keyau8049/
Koyau8035/
Kayiu8032/
Kaeau8012/
Kayyu804/
Kauau803/
Keaau801/
Kaayu801/
Qayau801/
Kayouh73307/
Khayou73192/
Kayoua73165/
Kaihau73104/
Kajaus7376/
Kiyaou7342/
Kayihu7341/
Cauyau7333/
Kayieu7331/
Cayaux7328/
Kaiyou7327/
Kayehu7321/
Kaiyue7315/
Kayoud7313/
Kayyou7313/
Kagiau739/
Cayaus739/
Kiyaut734/
Kaajiu734/
Kayiju733/
Cayaut732/
Kayeux732/
Khajau732/
Kaiaua732/
Kahyou731/
Kahiau731/
Kayiuh731/
Cayaud731/
Cayaou731/
Koyaou731/
Kayiou731/
Kaïyou731/
Kea'au731/
Kayuhu731/
Kayyup731/
Kayyuz731/
Kaiyuy731/
Kajaua731/
Kkayyu731/
Kajahu731/
Kaayou731/
Koyu672,851/
Kuyu672,402/
Keyu67490/
Khaihau6721/
Kaaious679/
Kouyaou678/
Kahyous673/
Khayyou672/
Kuyhaus672/
Khayout672/
Kayouth671/
Khayjui671/
Kaiyush671/
Khayyua671/
Khayyuh671/
Khaiyou671/
Khajahu671/
Kaihaou671/
Kahaiou671/
Kahayou671/
Cauyaud671/
Kayoush671/
Qayaush671/

Kayau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayau in the Marathi language
कचरुkacaru-

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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 Kayau
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