Virau Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Virau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
Virau (108) may also be a first name.
Virau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Virau occurs most in French Polynesia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Virau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Virau occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Virau are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Polynesia. Virau is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 108 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 5,731. Not including French Polynesia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found.
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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 Virau
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