Paekau Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Paekau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 76 | 1:59,583 | 9,301 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
Paekau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paekau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paekau is most common in New Zealand. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paekau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,106,139th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Paekau is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Paekau reside; 100 percent reside in Australasia and 100 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Paekau is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 59,583. In New Zealand Paekau is primarily concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 86 percent are found, Canterbury Region, where 8 percent are found and Bay of Plenty Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside New Zealand this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 5 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 Paekau
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