Nawau Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nawau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Nawau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nawau is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Nawau reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 67 percent are found, Bougainville, where 17 percent are found and West Sepik, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Nawau
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