lo Yau Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
lo Yau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
lo Yau (6) may also be a first name.
lo Yau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name lo Yau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name lo Yau occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name lo Yau? popularity and diffusion
The surname lo Yau is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of lo Yau reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. lo Yau is also the 4,967,096th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 6 people.
It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sabah, where 67 percent are found and Johor, where 33 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Venezuela, where 20 percent are found.
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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 lo Yau
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