Qau Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Qau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Qau (21) may also be a first name.

Qau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qau has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qau? popularity and diffusion

Qau is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Qau occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Qau are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename internationally, held by 21 people.

The last name Qau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qhau8656/
Qaud8610/
Qayu863/
Qaus862/
Qaux862/
Quau862/
Kqau862/
Qaju861/
Qaue861/
Qaut861/
Qaiu861/
Qaup861/
Qqau861/
Qa801,555/
Queau75770/
Qauye7511/
Qayou756/
Quaju752/
Qayuh752/
Quaue752/
Qkaut751/
Hqaue751/
Qayau751/
Qaush751/
Qaued751/
Qauee751/
Qault751/
Qauch751/
Qhaus751/
Kqaut751/
Quauy750/
Quaut750/
Cau6741,526/
Kau6721,470/
Qua675,171/
Quo673,303/
Qad671,134/
Qas671,103/
Qat67860/
Qaz67665/
Qhu67324/
Qai67319/
Qaa67162/
Qay6787/
Qaj6775/
Qea6763/
Qah6737/
Qap6721/
Qou6712/
Qcu6710/
Qayouh6710/
Qeu679/
Qayout679/
Qku678/
Qgu677/
Quayou677/
Gqa676/
Hqa675/
Qha674/
Quu674/
Qca674/
Qka674/
Cqa673/
Quauch672/
Qqa672/
Quá672/
Qga672/
Kqa672/
Quaush671/
Qayous671/
Qauyee671/
Qaoued671/
Qauied671/
Quautz670/

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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 Qau
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