Maelau Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Maelau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Maelau (21) may also be a first name.
Maelau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maelau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maelau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maelau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Maelau is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Maelau reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Gulf, where 68 percent are found, National Capital District, where 29 percent are found and East New Britain, where 3 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 Maelau
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