Yangau Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Yangau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Yangau (15) may also be a first name.
Yangau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yangau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yangau (Marathi: यांगउ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,806,862nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Yangau reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yangau is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 84,935. In Papua New Guinea Yangau is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 58 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 16 percent are found and Madang, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yangau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yangau in the Marathi language | ||
| यांगउ | yanga'u | - |
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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 Yangau
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