Uau Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Uau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 144 | 1:56,623 | 7,213 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Uau (76) may also be a first name.
Uau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uau (Russian: Уау) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,409,418th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Uau are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 76 people.
The surname Uau is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 56,623. In Papua New Guinea Uau is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 92 percent live, National Capital District, where 6 percent live and Western, where 1 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Uau occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uau in the Russian language | ||
| Уау | uau | - |
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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 Uau
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