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
Siwau (Hindi: शिवाू) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siwau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,047,559th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly 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. Siwau is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.
Siwau is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea Siwau is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 78 percent are found, East Sepik, where 20 percent are found and National Capital District, where 1 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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