Terau Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Terau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Terau (37) may also be a first name.
Terau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terau (Hindi: तेराउ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Terau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,312,869th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Terau live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Terau is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Terau is most common in: Chimbu, where 98 percent reside and New Ireland, where 2 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Terau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Terau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terau last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Terau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Terau in the Hindi language | ||
| तेराउ | tera'u | 50 |
| टेरऊ | tera'u | 50 |
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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 Terau
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