Koelau Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Koelau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Koelau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koelau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koelau is most common in The Solomon Islands. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koelau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koelau is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Koelau are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.
The surname Koelau is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 16,112. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily found in: Malaita Province, where 97 percent reside and Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Solomon Islands this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Koelau
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