Rikau Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rikau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rikau (79) may also be a first name.
Rikau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rikau is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rikau.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rikau is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Rikau live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Rikau is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 79 people.
The last name Rikau is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Bougainville, where 33 percent live, East New Britain, where 33 percent live and West New Britain, where 33 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Rikau occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.
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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 Rikau
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