Siwau Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Siwau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Siwau (53) may also be a first name.
Siwau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siwau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Siwau (Hindi: शिवाू) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Siwau.
How Common Is The Last Name Siwau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Siwau is the 2,047,559th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Siwau is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Siwau are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 53 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 78 percent live, East Sepik, where 20 percent live and National Capital District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Siwau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siwau in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवाू | sivau | - |
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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 Siwau
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