Yamau Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Yamau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yamau (42) may also be a first name.
Yamau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamau occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Yamau are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.
The last name Yamau is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea Yamau is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 22 percent reside, Enga, where 21 percent reside and Western, where 19 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 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
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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 Yamau
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