Taraiwa Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Taraiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Taraiwa (11) may also be a first name.
Taraiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taraiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taraiwa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Taraiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Taraiwa is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Taraiwa reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Taraiwa is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Taraiwa is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 55 percent live and Central, where 45 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 3 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
- 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 Taraiwa
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