Raroa Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Raroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Raroa (21) may also be a first name.
Raroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raroa (Russian: Рароа) is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raroa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Raroa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Raroa are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 102,916. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Gisborne Region, where 27 percent reside, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 23 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from New Zealand this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raroa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raroa in the Russian language | ||
| Рароа | raroa | - |
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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 Raroa
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