Nuau Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nuau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nuau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952

Nuau Last Name Facts

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

Nuau occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nuau.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Nuau reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 69 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 19 percent are found and Central, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuaud8953/
Nuauh891/
Nuaous801/
Nouhaou7314/
Nuehaus731/
Nuaijuy731/
Nwauu6710/
Nwouu678/
Nbaau671/
Nuohu671/

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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 Nuau
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