Keyau Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Keyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Keyau (22) may also be a first name.
Keyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keyau (Bengali: ক্যউ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Keyau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keyau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keyau is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Keyau are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename globally, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Manus, where 61 percent reside, West Sepik, where 20 percent reside and Madang, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyu | 89 | 490 | / |
| Kuyau | 80 | 156 | / |
| Kayau | 80 | 151 | / |
| Kiyau | 80 | 138 | / |
| Keyou | 80 | 77 | / |
| Kejau | 80 | 63 | / |
| Keiyu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Koyau | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kaeau | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kehau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Keiau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keyuy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keyuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kieau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keahu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceyau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keaau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keeyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keyeux | 73 | 123 | / |
| Kayaou | 73 | 93 | / |
| Kiyaou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Kayahu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Keuahu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kheyou | 73 | 16 | / |
| Keyouh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiyaut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kieyou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keiyua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keyout | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kea'au | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyeou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyuih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceyhau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyyus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keaout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyu | 67 | 2,851 | / |
| Kuyu | 67 | 2,402 | / |
| Keou | 67 | 700 | / |
| Keju | 67 | 532 | / |
| Keiu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kouyaou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuyhaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqueyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehaust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kayauts | 67 | 0 | / |
Keyau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keyau in the Bengali language | ||
| ক্যউ | kya'u | - |
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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 Keyau
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