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.
Read More About This SurnameChiou Surname Distribution Map
| 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.
- genesisyauChiou Demographics
Average Male Chiou Height
171.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiou is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiou is the 142,450th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,332,761 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Chiou reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,710th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 3,561 people.
The last name Chiou is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,701 people, or 1 in 213,086. In The United States Chiou is mostly concentrated in: California, where 43 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 19 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.
Chiou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chiou surname are 0.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.47% registered to vote for the political 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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