Walakau Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Walakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
Walakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walakau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walakau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walakau is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Walakau is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Walakau are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Walakau is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 38 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 Walakau
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