Yangaru Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yangaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yangaru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yangaru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yangaru is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangaru? popularity and diffusion

Yangaru is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Yangaru live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Yangaru is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 72 percent are found and East Sepik, where 28 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Yangaru
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