Paiau Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Paiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paiau (14) may also be a first name.

Paiau Last Name Facts

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

Paiau is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paiau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Paiau live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Paiau is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 32 percent are found, West Sepik, where 27 percent are found and Gulf, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paiu893,413/
Paia891,323/
Paiaaua834/
Paius801,198/
Paias801,027/
Pieau80203/
Pajau80188/
Pahau80160/
Payau80160/
Pagiu80137/
Pahia80108/
Paiha8074/
Paiah8041/
Paiuş8038/
Paiap8033/
Paiyu8030/
Piyau8023/
Phaia8020/
Pajiu8018/
Pauia8013/
Paiud803/
Paiju802/
Pijau802/
Paiaz802/
Poaia802/
Pauau801/
Paihu801/
Paeau801/
Paiou801/
Hpaia801/
Paiuh801/
Paiat801/
Paaia801/
Phaiu801/
Poiau801/
Pahiu801/
Pai7568,548/
Pau7521,963/
Paa758,304/
Phaiju73822/
Pajaud73493/
Pahiju7397/
Payaud7384/
Pajeau7370/
Phaiah7355/
Paiyou7333/
Paehau7318/
Piyaui7317/
Paggia7316/
Pijeau7313/
Ppaiah7312/
Pagiou738/
Pau'ia737/
Pahayu734/
Pauius734/
Payius734/
Phayau734/
Paiaya734/
Pajahu733/
Paiyus732/
Pahieu731/
Paihou731/
Poiaia731/
Pajius731/
Phahia731/
Pooaia731/
Paiaia731/
Paiaja731/
Paijuh731/
Payaut730/
Peahau730/
Paya6779,269/
Pais6755,809/
Paiz6729,822/
Phai6723,483/
Pait6717,687/
Paja6714,151/
Puiu6713,714/
Pfau6711,131/
Paus675,467/
Puia673,989/
Payi673,831/
Paju672,628/
Payu672,230/
Paji671,988/
Paut671,939/
Peia671,696/
Pahu671,469/
Phau671,347/
Peiu671,179/
Paid671,137/
Paić67826/
Paio67702/
Poia67665/
Paai67658/
Paud67587/
Paup67551/
Paie67502/
Paux67482/
Paľa67423/
Paay67383/
Pauś67263/
Paip67195/
Pauh67165/
Paih67156/
Piju67149/
Paii67136/
Pauu67134/
Paue6790/
Paij6788/
Pa'a6786/
Pauz6780/
Pața6766/
Pauš6762/
Poiu6761/
Pajeaud6745/
Ppaa6729/
Phaa6729/
Paiy6716/
Pgai6716/
Ppai6715/
Paiš6714/
Pauß6713/
Paujaud6711/
Payauys6710/
Piia679/
Pașa677/
Pajault677/
Vpai673/
Pyia673/
Hpai673/
Pauč673/
Péau673/
Paaa673/
Ppau672/
Bpai672/
Hpaa672/
Phaahia672/
Bpau672/
Pfai672/
Payahut671/
Péia671/
Pauy671/
Pahahia671/
Paià671/
Paiã671/
Phaijus671/
P'Au671/
Pijjaut671/
Pfaa671/
Paaj671/
Bpaa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paiau
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