Soliau Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Soliau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Soliau (6) may also be a first name.
Soliau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soliau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soliau is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soliau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soliau is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Soliau live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Soliau is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 6 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Soliau occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 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 Soliau
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