Ciyow Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Ciyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ciyow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ciyow is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ciyow.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciyow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. Ciyow is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ciyow are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Beside Somalia Ciyow is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 10 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siyow80397/
Giyow807/
Kiyow805/
Siyowe7397/
Chuyow739/
Caihow731/
Saiyow731/
Chaihow679/
Couw676/
Coew674/
Ciyv672/
Cijw671/
Cyjw671/
Cojw671/
Xiyw671/
Ziyw671/
Siyw671/
Coyw671/
Caiw670/

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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 Ciyow
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