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
Maliau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maliau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Maliau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Maliau are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 544,256th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 267 people.
Maliau is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Maliau is most common in: East New Britain, where 67 percent live, East Sepik, where 17 percent live and Madang, where 17 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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