Saplai Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Saplai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Saplai (143) may also be a first name.
Saplai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saplai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saplai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saplai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saplai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Saplai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Saplai are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Saplai is also the 772,378th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 143 people.
The surname Saplai is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Saplai is mostly found in: Madang, where 82 percent are found, Morobe, where 9 percent are found and West New Britain, where 9 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Saplai is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Saplai
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