Kokau Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Kokau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kokau (33) may also be a first name.
Kokau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kokau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kokau (Hindi: कोकऊ, Marathi: कोकउ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kokau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kokau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Kokau reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,807,719th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.
This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent are found and Morobe, where 8 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kokau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kokau in the Hindi language | ||
| कोकऊ | koka'u | - |
| Kokau in the Marathi language | ||
| कोकउ | koka'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 Kokau
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