Masiau Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Masiau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Masiau (12) may also be a first name.
Masiau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masiau occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masiau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Masiau reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The surname Masiau is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Masiau is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 94 percent live, Bougainville, where 3 percent live and East Sepik, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massiau | 92 | 49 | / |
| Mashiau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maysiau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Massieau | 86 | 66 | / |
| Massiaux | 86 | 30 | / |
| Masaou | 83 | 17 | / |
| Masoiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Massaou | 77 | 1,158 | / |
| Masaoud | 77 | 278 | / |
| Matsiou | 77 | 40 | / |
| Masaaud | 77 | 7 | / |
| Massahu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masahau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matsaou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masauou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Massoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masiout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masciou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maasaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maisahu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Massaoud | 71 | 557 | / |
| Massahou | 71 | 137 | / |
| Masséaux | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maassaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massaaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousiaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massaout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masssaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moussiau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massahau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisaiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaàoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maschiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosoiu | 67 | 701 | / |
| Masaoe | 67 | 357 | / |
| Moussiaux | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mazahu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mazaou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Moussieau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maitchaou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Masoju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Massaú | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maciou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maxahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masshaoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxiou | 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 Masiau
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