Maiyau Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Maiyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Maiyau (17) may also be a first name.
Maiyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maiyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maiyau is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maiyau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Maiyau is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Maiyau live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Maiyau is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 123,541. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 74 percent are found, Chimbu, where 17 percent are found and Madang, where 3 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiyaou | 92 | 9 | / |
| Maiyou | 83 | 40 | / |
| Moiyau | 83 | 19 | / |
| Meiyau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Majiau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muiyau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Miau | 80 | 1,480 | / |
| Myau | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mayyaou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maiyous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Myaus | 73 | 293 | / |
| Miaus | 73 | 274 | / |
| Miaux | 73 | 208 | / |
| Miaud | 73 | 74 | / |
| Miaut | 73 | 65 | / |
| Myaux | 73 | 41 | / |
| Maeau | 73 | 37 | / |
| Myaut | 73 | 19 | / |
| Miaup | 73 | 9 | / |
| Maoyu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Miauz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Maoiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahayahu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miault | 67 | 133 | / |
| Mayyou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maehau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Meiyou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Moiyou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mehayu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Myauch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mujiau | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Yaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmiaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maojiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maeahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mioaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maoyou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maiyau
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