Tauau Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tauau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tauau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tauau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tauau Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tauau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tauau.

How Common Is The Last Name Tauau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Tauau live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Tauau is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Tauau is most numerous in: Central, where 50 percent live and New Ireland, where 50 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tauhau914/
Taua89998/
Taau89212/
Tauya801,758/
Tahua801,184/
Tauoa80336/
Tuahu80243/
Tauai80160/
Tayau8098/
Tauaa8036/
Tauia8034/
Tauha8032/
Taueu8024/
Tauja8024/
Tau'a8023/
Tajau8020/
Taiau8010/
Thaua808/
Taeau808/
Tauas806/
Tuuau803/
Tauad803/
Tauae802/
Tauyu802/
Tauah802/
Thauu801/
Taaut801/
Tauaj801/
Taaus801/
Tauhu801/
Ta'au801/
Tauat801/
Tauea801/
Taaud801/
Tauay801/
Tajouaut772/
Thauea732,336/
Taueay73121/
Tasuya7383/
Touaux7361/
Tatuya7360/
Tasuja7348/
Taehau7337/
Taouya7326/
Tayaua7323/
Taua'a7322/
Tayoua7322/
Taujah7320/
Tauyah7313/
Taouja7311/
Tau'oa7311/
Teauea7310/
Tauiao738/
Tahaud737/
Tajoua737/
Teiaua736/
Taauss734/
Taiuuo733/
Tayaux732/
Tahuia732/
Tahuya731/
Tauyad731/
Tehaua731/
Tahuha731/
Tai'au731/
Tauwea731/
Tauyia731/
Tau'ga731/
Tauaid731/
Tauiia731/
Tauooa731/
Tausea731/
Tayoau731/
Tayaut731/
Tahuhu731/
Toyaua731/
Thahua731/
Ta'aut731/
Tayjuu731/
Taueai731/
Tauyha731/
Tuah6710,869/
Toua673,795/
Tuju673,235/
Tuyu671,993/
Taou671,182/
Tuiu67336/
Tuhu67268/
Tağu67253/
Taea67244/
Tuua67210/
Tuuu67150/
Tu'u67147/
Tuğu67135/
Taoa6785/
Teua6782/
Tauo6772/
Toau6753/
Tahouha6731/
Tuțu6730/
Tautaya6724/
Tuou6717/
Touu6714/
Taueuja6712/
Tausiya6711/
Teaa6711/
Tauteya6710/
Tajouat679/
Tauá677/
Thasuya675/
Toaa674/
Tahsuya674/
Taouyah674/
Thaouia673/
Tuuo672/
Tautaye672/
Tauhiap671/
Taujuut671/
Tautiya671/
Tușu671/
Taha'au671/
Tauhaad671/
Tașu671/
Tauhiud671/
Tayouha671/
Thaieua671/
Thaouja671/
Tauhaji671/
Tauyjad671/

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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 Tauau
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