Maliau Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Maliau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Maliau (267) may also be a first name.
Maliau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maliau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maliau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Maliau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maliau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Maliau reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Maliau is also the 544,256th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 267 people.
The surname Maliau is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Maliau is most numerous in: East New Britain, where 67 percent live, East Sepik, where 17 percent live and Madang, where 17 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Maliau occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.
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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 Maliau
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