Yanau Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Yanau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Yanau (60) may also be a first name.
Yanau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanau is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yanau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanau? popularity and diffusion
Yanau is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Yanau reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yanau is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 60 people.
The last name Yanau is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 32 percent reside, Madang, where 23 percent reside and West New Britain, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Yanau is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and India, 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
- 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 Yanau
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