Ciou Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Ciou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Ciou (15) may also be a first name.

Ciou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciou is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ciou live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Ciou is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,909,144. In Thailand Ciou is primarily concentrated in: Chiang Mai Province, where 24 percent are found, Songkhla Province, where 19 percent are found and Bangkok, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceiou891/
Chihou8080/
Chijou8045/
Ceihou801/
Chiu75135,263/
Kiou75102/
Ciju7577/
Qiou7514/
Coju755/
Ceiu754/
Coyu753/
Cjiu752/
Cihu751/
Cuiu751/
Cgiu751/
Chițu67707/
Cheou67279/
Cuius67214/
Chihu67192/
Caiyu67149/
Koiou6759/
Kiaou6757/
Kihou6750/
Kieou6750/
Cuiyu6717/
Kiouh6711/
Cihui6710/
Coyus6710/
Cheiu677/
Keiou675/
Kioui675/
Chiju674/
Quiou674/
Ceyou673/
Cehou673/
Chiåu673/
Kijou672/
Chiuy671/
Cchiu671/
Okiou671/
Coyou671/
Cojut671/
Ceiyu671/
Caiju671/
Coțiu671/
Cujou671/
Chișu671/

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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 Ciou
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