Walau Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Walau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Walau (35) may also be a first name.
Walau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walau (Hindi: बालौ) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Walau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walau is the 1,391,595th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Walau are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 2,932,525. In Brazil Walau is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 97 percent reside, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 1 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walau in the Hindi language | ||
| बालौ | balau | - |
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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
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- 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 Walau
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