Chiou Surname
Approximately 3,124 people bear this surname
Chiou Surname User-submission:
It is a surname of Chinese origin.
Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.
Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,701 | 1:213,086 | 20,798 |
| Greece | 591 | 1:18,748 | 2,694 |
| Taiwan | 191 | 1:122,747 | 1,129 |
| Malaysia | 146 | 1:202,015 | 11,880 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| China | 49 | 1:27,904,522 | 1,516 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chiou (3,561) may also be a first name.
Chiou Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of Chinese origin.
Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.
Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones, Cù and Cu being its Vietnamese transliteration, and as Khoo and Khoe being its Teochew and Hokkien.
- anthonykThe surname is of Chinese origin, with Qiu being the pinyin for Mandarin. Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau/Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones.
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Chiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiou is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 142,450th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,332,761 people. The surname Chiou occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Chiou reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Chiou is also the 118,710th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 3,561 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,701 people, or 1 in 213,086. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 43 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 19 percent live and Taiwan, where 6 percent live.
Chiou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chiou are 0.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.47% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chiou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.11% more than the national average, earning $58,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,060 CAD per year.
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