Cu Surname

7,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Cu 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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Cu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam55,5701:1,667129
Guatemala15,0001:1,072183
Indonesia2,5351:52,1695,814
Mexico2,3221:53,4572,682
Philippines1,9051:53,1438,802
India1,2441:616,61229,519
Cambodia2421:63,9962,015
Taiwan2401:97,686956
Belize941:3,782725
China451:30,384,9241,604
Canada431:856,87466,382
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: (9) are calculated separately.

Cu (39,348) may also be a first name.

Cu 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.

- anthonyk

The Cu surname means 'god' or 'deity' in many Mayan languages.

Stems from Classic Mayan term k'uh, meaning 'divine', 'god-like'.

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Cu Last Name Facts

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

Cu occurs in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: . Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,157th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 91,898 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Cu reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 22,509th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 39,348 people.

The last name is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 55,570 people, or 1 in 1,667. In Vietnam it is most numerous in: Southeast, where 21 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 20 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Vietnam this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Cu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.94% less than the national average, earning 266,678 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning 92,207,300 ₫ per year and in Canada they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $55,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
839/
Cui805,434,667/
Chu802,218,703/
Cau8041,526/
Cuz8028,220/
Cuy806,380/
Cut803,828/
Cux803,774/
Ceu803,235/
Cus801,605/
Cuu801,481/
Cuj801,413/
Cup801,140/
Ciu80780/
Cuğ80673/
Cou80360/
Ccu80208/
Cuh80102/
Tcu8078/
Cud8060/
Csu8028/
Cuá8016/
Scu8014/
Qcu8010/
Gcu8010/
Zcu807/
Cgu806/
Czu806/
Cuș805/
Hcu805/
Dcu805/
Cku804/
Kcu803/
Cậu802/
Cuş801/
Chou67494,067/
Chau67303,716/
Chui6749,650/
Cupp679,502/
Chuy675,285/
Cius674,845/
Caux673,505/
Caus672,822/
Cudd672,440/
Cush672,310/
Cahu671,554/
Cheu671,131/
Cuch671,103/
Coup671,062/
Cust67971/
Czuj67947/
Cuss67814/
Chuj67806/
Cohu67725/
Cauz67681/
Cutt67660/
Coux67598/
Cuyt67556/
Cout67404/
Caut67306/
Couy67297/
Cuha67254/
Cuis67208/
Ciup67207/
Caup67181/
Cuid67175/
Cuhe67170/
Caud67148/
Czup67115/
Csuy67106/
Czuy6789/
Ciuś6781/
Couz6774/
Chhu6759/
Cuit6758/
Tchu6747/
Ciuz6736/
Cuța6733/
Cuip6729/
Ciut6726/
Czui6726/
Cult6725/
Ceuh6724/
Chju6724/
Cusd6724/
Czuh6722/
Cous6717/
Coud6715/
Ckuj6714/
Cuih6713/
Czut6712/
Ciua6711/
Chsu6710/
Cuiz678/
Cuić678/
Couh677/
Csau676/
Cuuz675/
Tcui675/
Cuzz675/
Czuz674/
Cupf674/
Cuht674/
Cauș674/
Cauh674/
Kcuj674/
Ciuj674/
Ccuz674/
Ciuh673/
Csou673/
Scuh673/
Cauu673/
Qucu673/
Cqku673/
Cssu673/
Cuuj673/
Ciud673/
Cusp672/
Tcou672/
Csuh672/
Cusz672/
Chuí672/
Cudh672/
Zchu672/
Cușa672/
Czud672/
Kcau672/
Ccau672/
Cuhs672/
Gcau672/
Zcuj672/
Kgcu672/
Kcuz672/
Dcuu672/
Csui672/
Cqcu672/
Couj672/
Ccup672/
Hcou671/
Cutp671/
Scui671/
Kcou671/
Gcud671/
Chōu671/
Ciue671/
Ciuș671/
Ccui671/
Hcsu671/
Ccou671/
Gceu671/
Qceu671/
Qcou671/
Qcuj671/
Qcup671/
Qcux671/
Qqcu671/
Qgcu671/
Scuj671/
Scuu671/
Tcuj671/
Zcau671/
Zciu671/
Dtcu671/
Cccu671/
Ccuh671/
Ccut671/
Ccuu671/
Ccuy671/
Cguj671/
Chxu671/
Chzu671/
Ciuy671/
Ckui671/
Ckux671/
Chgu671/
Cusj671/
Cuua671/
Cuus671/
Cuux671/
Cuyp671/
Czgu671/
Czhu671/
Cuhd671/
Cszu671/
Dcou671/
Dcui671/
Gcou671/
Gcuh671/
Gcuj671/
Gcup671/
Gcux671/
Hscu671/
Hgcu671/
Hcau671/
Hceu671/
Hcuh671/
Hcuz671/
Kccu671/
Kceu671/
Kcuh671/
Kcui671/
Kcus671/
Kcut671/
Cuhy670/
Cuph670/
Scuy670/
Cuzs670/
Ciux670/

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