Ngatau Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Ngatau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ngatau (43) may also be a first name.
Ngatau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngatau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngatau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngatau? popularity and diffusion
Ngatau is the 2,106,139th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Ngatau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Ngatau live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ngatau is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 43 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 96 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kiribati, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 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 Ngatau
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