Lelau Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Lelau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lelau (197) may also be a first name.
Lelau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lelau (Oriya: େଲଳଉ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lelau.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Lelau are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lelau is also the 646,152nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 197 people.
The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,335,850. In Indonesia Lelau is primarily concentrated in: Maluku, where 44 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 33 percent live and Papua, where 22 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lelau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lelau in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଳଉ | elala'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
- 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 Lelau
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