Volau Surname
Approximately 954 people bear this surname
Volau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 943 | 1:948 | 108 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Volau (175) may also be a first name.
Volau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volau occurs in Fiji more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Volau.
How Common Is The Last Name Volau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Volau is the 375,258th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Volau reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Fiji. Volau is also the 690,096th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 175 people.
Volau is most frequently used in Fiji, where it is held by 943 people, or 1 in 948. Aside from Fiji Volau is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Micronesia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Volau
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