Vae'au Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Vae'au Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vae'au Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa2431:798243
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210

Vae'au Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vae'au Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Vae'au occurs in Samoa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vae'au click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vae'au? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vae'au is the 1,028,911th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Vae'au are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Polynesia.

The last name is most commonly held in Samoa, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 798. Excluding Samoa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaeau9140/
Vae'ea831/
Vaea80399/
Vaau801/
Baeau73114/
Vaiau7323/
Fa'au7319/
Vajea7314/
Waeau7311/
Vayau7311/
Vaiea739/
Vaeai733/
Vaeha733/
Vaeaj731/
Vajau731/
Vaheu731/
Wa'au731/
Vaeut731/
Vahejaus717/
Faehau6792/
Vaheha6710/
Va'aia676/
Vajhau676/
Vajaux675/
Vajeat674/
Vajeha674/
Vayeux672/
Vayeah672/
Vaaeja671/
Vaeayo671/
Vaiaud671/
Vaisea671/
Vauehu671/
Vejhau671/
Vaheya671/
Vahahu671/
Vagieu671/
Vaggea671/
Baeaux671/
Veasea670/

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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 Vae'au
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