Caiyu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Caiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1391:168,6671,475
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Caiyu (3,050) may also be a first name.

Caiyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caiyu is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caiyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Caiyu live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 130,747th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 3,050 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 168,667. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Kaohsiung City, where 27 percent reside, Chiayi County, where 14 percent reside and Tainan City, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caiyou91107/
Chaiyu9187/
Caiyue913/
Chaihyu834/
Chaiyou831/
Kaiyu80278/
Cayou80174/
Cayau80119/
Cuiyu8017/
Ciyou806/
Zaiyu802/
Caiju801/
Cayyu801/
Ceiyu801/
Caiau801/
Chaiyaau771/
Cyu7512/
Caihou7358/
Cayoux7347/
Chayou7337/
Cauyau7333/
Cayaux7328/
Kaiyou7327/
Kaiyue7315/
Chayau739/
Cayous739/
Cayaus739/
Chiyeu737/
Chaiju737/
Chiyou737/
Chaiau734/
Chaayu733/
Cuiyue733/
Caijiu733/
Cagiau732/
Cayaut732/
Chiyau732/
Cuiyou732/
Cheiyu731/
Chioyu731/
Chuiyu731/
Kaiyuy731/
Caiaut731/
Choiyu731/
Cayaou731/
Cayaud731/
Chiu67135,263/
Ciau676,762/
Chayaou67514/
Chaihou67201/
Chyu67156/
Ciju6777/
Chahiou6777/
Sciu6766/
Ceau6764/
Ciou6744/
Caou6733/
Tchayou6714/
Chayyou678/
Cașu677/
Chiyaou676/
Ceiu674/
Cyou674/
Caau674/
Coyu673/
Ccyu672/
Cyui672/
Cuyu672/
Cjiu672/
Kaiyaou671/
Kaiyush671/
Cuiu671/
Chiyohu671/
Cieu671/
Chaihau671/
Cziu671/
Cyau671/
Cyuy671/
Cyuh671/
Cjyu671/
Cjau671/
Chuiyou671/
Cgiu671/
Chaijui671/
Khaiyou671/
Zcyu671/
Quaiyue671/
Ceyu671/
Cauyaud671/
Cha'you671/
Chayhou671/
Cihu671/
Tchiyou671/
Cqyu671/

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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 Caiyu
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