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 is more commonly found in French Polynesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Virau? popularity and diffusion
Virau is the 2,047,559th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Virau occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name worldwide, held by 108 people.
Virau is most prevalent in French Polynesia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 5,731. Outside of French Polynesia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent reside.
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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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