Lerao Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Lerao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Lerao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerao is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Lerao live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Lerao is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Lerao is primarily found in: Morobe, where 50 percent reside and West New Britain, where 50 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leirao9168/
Learao9110/
Leraos911/
Lereao910/
Letraou831/
Larao8082/
Lorao8066/
Leroa8057/
Lirao8010/
Leroua7310/
Lahrao735/
Lairao734/
Lerroa733/
Lehroo732/
Loraou732/
Larrao732/
Laraeo731/
Leiroa731/
Leareo731/
Laraoi731/
Leyrahoux719/
Lherahoux713/
Lerahua6718/
Lereiya674/
Laraiyo672/
Llereaa671/
Leroiya671/
Lerayya671/
Leroach670/

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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 Lerao
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