Kuau Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kuau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kuau (32) may also be a first name.

Kuau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuau (Russian: Куау) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Kuau are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kuau is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 85,829. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 44 percent are found, Madang, where 19 percent are found and Bougainville, where 9 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Vanuatu, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuaut891/
Kuaud891/
Kuahu891/
Kuaus891/
Nkuaou801/
Kuahou801/
Cuau75282/
Kuou754/
Kouhaou735/
Quéau6742/
Guaou672/
Kuous671/
Quaou671/
Kwaau671/
Cuaux671/
Ghuau671/
Kuohu671/

Kuau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuau in the Russian language
Куауkuau-

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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 Kuau
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