Biau Surname

178,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Biau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,8551:35,8074,375
Papua New Guinea2061:39,5814,792
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Biau (104) may also be a first name.

Biau Last Name Facts

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

Biau (Russian: Биау) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Biau is the 178,851st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,053,015 people. Biau is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Biau reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 104 people.

Biau is most common in France, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 35,807. In France Biau is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 70 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent are found. Besides France this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biaou8913,543/
Biaut89122/
Biaud89122/
Biaus89101/
Biaux8996/
Bieau8914/
Biahou80113/
Biaheu8015/
Baiyau8012/
Bajiau809/
Bihaou807/
Bijaou802/
Bioaou801/
Biault801/
Bieaux801/
Viau7510,537/
Wiau7568/
Byau754/
Bhaiyau7317/
Bhuiyau733/
Bihahou732/
Bihahut731/
Bagiaou731/
Bihaaut731/
Biehaut730/
Viaud676,106/
Viaux67538/
Viaut67236/
Bjaou67136/
Beațu6769/
Bioeu6761/
Wiaux6755/
Bieou6742/
Boujieau6717/
Viașu6711/
Biouj679/
Biouz678/
Byaou672/
Byaus672/
Viaus671/
Viauh671/
Biouh671/
Beaou671/
Wiaus670/
Wiaut670/

Biau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biau in the Russian language
Биауbiau-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Biau
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