Oriau Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Oriau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oriau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oriau has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oriau.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Oriau is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Oriau live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goriau | 91 | 33 | / |
| Oriaut | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oriaus | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gouriau | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ouriaux | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eriau | 80 | 740 | / |
| Ariau | 80 | 33 | / |
| Oryau | 80 | 6 | / |
| Auriau | 73 | 527 | / |
| Huriau | 73 | 174 | / |
| Heriau | 73 | 172 | / |
| Ariaux | 73 | 132 | / |
| Arriau | 73 | 108 | / |
| Goriou | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ouriou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Hariau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gariau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hériau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uriașu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ariaut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arieau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ariașu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orioux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouriou | 67 | 2,876 | / |
| Huriaux | 67 | 263 | / |
| Herriau | 67 | 257 | / |
| Gauriau | 67 | 222 | / |
| Harriau | 67 | 96 | / |
| Auriaux | 67 | 70 | / |
| Huriaud | 67 | 27 | / |
| Garriau | 67 | 26 | / |
| Heuriau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Herieau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Houriou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Errieau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ourioux | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orayyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outriou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauriau | 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
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- 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 Oriau
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