Kuyau Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Kuyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kuyau (27) may also be a first name.
Kuyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuyau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuyau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kuyau are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 58,241. In Papua New Guinea Kuyau is most numerous in: Madang, where 77 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 22 percent reside and Manus, where 1 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuyu | 89 | 2,402 | / |
| Kouyaou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kuyhaus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kayau | 80 | 151 | / |
| Kujau | 80 | 145 | / |
| Kiyau | 80 | 138 | / |
| Keyau | 80 | 49 | / |
| Kuyuu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Kuiau | 80 | 46 | / |
| Koyau | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kuyuh | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kuyeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuuyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuyui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khuyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuyou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kouau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuiyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuyup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouyahou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kouyou | 73 | 1,206 | / |
| Kayaou | 73 | 93 | / |
| Kiyaou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Cauyau | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kayahu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Keuahu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kiyaut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kujaua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuiyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuiyue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuiaua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuyusj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kujaup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuyuih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuoyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khuyut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuju | 67 | 5,893 | / |
| Cuyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuyush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuoyhuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqueyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouyoou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cauyaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couyaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayauts | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kuyau
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