Moetaua Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Moetaua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 31 | 1:586 | 77 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
Moetaua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moetaua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moetaua occurs most in The Cook Islands. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moetaua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Moetaua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Moetaua are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Polynesia.
The surname Moetaua is most prevalent in The Cook Islands, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 586. In The Cook Islands Moetaua is most frequent in: Rarotonga, where 77 percent live and Mauke, where 23 percent live. Outside of The Cook Islands it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in French Polynesia, where 38 percent live and New Zealand, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouetoua | 80 | 18 | / |
| Motoua | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mataua | 77 | 14 | / |
| Metuah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mutaua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Motauo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motaoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moetao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motawea | 71 | 12,598 | / |
| Metawea | 71 | 4,277 | / |
| Metahou | 71 | 61 | / |
| Motahou | 71 | 56 | / |
| Moutaou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Moutoua | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mohetoa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Matauea | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mettoua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Motaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motajoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meteaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohutua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motayoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maetaoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matauai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motao | 67 | 125 | / |
| Mottawea | 67 | 124 | / |
| Metaweaa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Metao | 67 | 32 | / |
| Moustaou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matauhay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meetawea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maetaoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moutahou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohtajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moudtoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mottaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motaiyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moitagia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohdtuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meitaoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mathauha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mothajoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motaweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutawea | 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 Moetaua
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