Chiau Surname
Approximately 16,349 people bear this surname
Chiau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 16,068 | 1:1,697 | 403 |
| Belgium | 81 | 1:141,934 | 20,189 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Chiáu (2) are calculated separately.
Chiau (1,991) may also be a first name.
Chiau Demographics
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Chiau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiau occurs most in Mozambique. It may be found in the variant forms: Chiáu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,550th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 445,749 people. The last name Chiau occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiau are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 169,468th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 1,991 people.
The surname Chiau is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is borne by 16,068 people, or 1 in 1,697. Without taking into account Mozambique it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.
Chiau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chiau surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chiau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.53% less than the national average, earning R 74,796 per year and in United States they earn 47.22% more than the national average, earning $63,525 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiáu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Schiau | 91 | 1,226 | / |
| Şchiau | 91 | 70 | / |
| Șchiau | 91 | 45 | / |
| Hiau | 89 | 29 | / |
| Chiahou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Chihaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chaiyau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schiaus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shiau | 80 | 898 | / |
| Sciau | 80 | 79 | / |
| Hsiau | 80 | 58 | / |
| Hiaux | 80 | 43 | / |
| Khiau | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chyau | 80 | 23 | / |
| Hiaut | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hioau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaut | 77 | 123 | / |
| Chaiyaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiout | 73 | 260 | / |
| Hiault | 73 | 98 | / |
| Sciaux | 73 | 70 | / |
| Hieaux | 73 | 51 | / |
| Cajiau | 73 | 30 | / |
| Chious | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chioiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chioux | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tshiau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chiouh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hihaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chioyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuiyau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hio'au | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiaouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sciaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chyaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaoup | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaiyautt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siau | 67 | 4,097 | / |
| Kiau | 67 | 2,265 | / |
| Hijaouy | 67 | 211 | / |
| Jiau | 67 | 147 | / |
| Chițoiu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Hyau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chayyou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Xiau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qiau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chehoiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshiahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaiyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaiyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiehaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuiyou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Chiau
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