Ngaau Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Ngaau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Cook Islands91:2,020519
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ngaau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ngaau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ngaau is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngaau? popularity and diffusion

Ngaau is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Ngaau are found; 63 percent are found in Australasia and 63 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 323,452. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 86 percent live, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 7 percent live and Northland Region, where 7 percent live. Not including New Zealand it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Cook Islands, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naau8910/
Gaau892/
Ngoau80104/
Na'au8042/
Ngaou8028/
Gaaud8015/
Ngaoa8012/
Ngauo802/
Gaaiu801/
Naaux801/
Ngaua801/
Gaaua801/
Naaua801/
Naaut801/
Nenga'au771/
Ngaheu73124/
Nahaou7322/
Ngaiya7320/
Naayuu7319/
Ngahou7316/
Nagiau7310/
Gajgau737/
Ngaayo736/
Naaous736/
Nogiau735/
Nahaut734/
Ngayiu734/
Ngohau733/
Gahaut733/
Gaaush733/
Ngayia732/
Nahaus732/
Ngaaya732/
Naayou732/
Ngoaha731/
Ngahao731/
Ngaija731/
Ngajja731/
Naaheu731/
N'Gaou731/
Gaauss731/
Gahaou731/
Nnaaiu731/
Gauaud731/
Ngayya731/
Ngauha731/
Ngaaja731/
Nahahu731/
Najjau731/
Gajjau731/
Ngao6716,811/
Ngoa675,970/
Gaou674,056/
Noau67653/
Naou67400/
Ngeu67169/
Nõgu6758/
Ngaijah6724/
Najhaus6719/
Néau6716/
Ngajiah6712/
Neahaus678/
Goau676/
Gahaiyu675/
Nahahou674/
Ng'aiya674/
Gațu674/
Ngouaha672/
Ngaujia671/
Ngahaya671/
Ningaua671/
Na'u671/
Nașu671/
Nayyaou671/
Ngnaheu671/
Ngnahou671/
Nga'hou671/
Ngahayo671/

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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 Ngaau
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