Tinirau Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Tinirau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinirau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia2701:1,040126
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Cook Islands131:1,398376
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Tinirau (45) may also be a first name.

Tinirau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinirau is held by more people in French Polynesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinirau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Tinirau reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Polynesia. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Tinirau is most common in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 1,040. Other than French Polynesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tingira86361/
Tineira8620/
Tinaira863/
Tingiru861/
Thiniru861/
Tinhira861/
Teingira8018/
Tinheira8011/
Tainhira801/
Tinirayi801/
Tinhirai801/
Tingirou801/
Thainiru801/
Tingirai801/
Tainisra801/
Tunira7782/
Tinuru7738/
Tinera7725/
Tuniru774/
Tenira771/
Teniru771/
Tinereyau752/
Tinhirayi751/
Tunhira71327/
Tenoira7146/
Tunirah7117/
Tinerou7116/
Tinjrat7110/
Tunirai717/
Tingiro715/
Tignera715/
Tineiro713/
Teneira712/
Tunniru712/
Tioneru711/
Tainera711/
Tineyra711/
Thinera711/
Teniera711/
Tengira711/
Tegnira711/
Tinhiro711/
Thenitra67128/
Tisnerat67109/
Tunhirai676/
Tinheiro674/
Tainreha671/
Tenheira671/
Timhirat671/
Thunhira671/
Thainuru671/

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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 Tinirau
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