Kourau Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kourau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kourau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kourau occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kourau.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Kourau live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Kourau is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 90 percent live and Madang, where 10 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kourau
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