Piaku Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Piaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Piaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piaku is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Piaku reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Piaku is most common in: East Sepik, where 53 percent reside, Enga, where 32 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Piaku occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piakou9134/
Piakeu9117/
Phiaku913/
Piakui911/
Piagkou8345/
Piackus8324/
Piatkus834/
Pihakeu832/
Pyaku8092/
Pioku801/
Phiakkou779/
Pyakui7356/
Piacus733/
Pyakau732/
Phioku731/
Payoku731/
Poioku731/
Piokou731/
Piakoo731/
Piokut731/
Pehaku731/
Phayoku6714/
Piacuch677/
Pyatkus675/
Piacó601/
Peacu601/
Piokoe5537/
Peyokeu501/
Phiocus501/

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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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  • 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 Piaku
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