Panyau Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Panyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1341:220,10612,755
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Panyau (24) may also be a first name.

Panyau Last Name Facts

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

Panyau occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panyau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Panyau is the 1,491,356th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Panyau reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 220,106. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Pahang, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panyaut92104/
Panyaud924/
Panyaoud861/
Panyaout861/
Panyou8333/
Paniau836/
Poniau6710/
Panagioou671/
Peiniau6212/
Poiniaux571/

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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 Panyau
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