Weau Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Weau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Weau (8) may also be a first name.
Weau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Weau.
How Common Is The Last Name Weau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Weau are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Weau is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 8 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 75 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 25 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 Weau
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