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
The last name Moetaua occurs in The Cook Islands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moetaua? popularity and diffusion
Moetaua is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Moetaua live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Polynesia.
The surname is most widespread in The Cook Islands, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 586. In The Cook Islands Moetaua is most prevalent in: Rarotonga, where 77 percent live and Mauke, where 23 percent live. Beside The Cook Islands Moetaua is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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