Cui Surname

106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,434,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Cui Surname User-submission:

The Chinese surname Cui comes from the root word 崔 (cuī), meaning 'high' or 'lofty'.

Cui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China5,376,5221:25457
Vietnam21,9511:4,221184
Taiwan8,0921:2,897104
Thailand7,8811:8,963467
United States4,7431:76,4208,748
Singapore2,9531:1,865197
Hong Kong2,7411:2,676175
Philippines2,5521:39,6706,197
Canada1,7521:21,0312,897
Australia9581:28,1793,828
France4201:158,14924,553
Spain4161:112,3858,899
England3681:151,40814,447
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Japan3461:369,49212,352
United Arab Emirates3101:29,5563,247
Macau2931:2,053219
Germany2411:334,04832,981
Italy2381:256,96134,202
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
Malaysia1581:186,67211,147
Netherlands1181:143,11221,745
Nepal1001:284,8103,448
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
South Korea571:898,952299
Qatar441:53,5915,826
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Estonia271:48,9569,235
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Norway221:233,74025,571
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Finland211:261,74820,300
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
India131:59,005,029552,550
Wales121:257,87814,969
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Belize71:50,7822,565
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Cui (10,335) may also be a first name.

Cui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chinese surname Cui comes from the root word 崔 (cuī), meaning 'high' or 'lofty'.

- syedhumaid109

Cui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cui has its highest incidence in China. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cui click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cui are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Cui is also the 59,932nd most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 10,335 people.

This last name is most numerous in China, where it is carried by 5,376,522 people, or 1 in 254. Outside of China Cui is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Cui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cui last name are 10.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cui earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning €19,424 per year; in Norway they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning 434,329 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.91% more than the national average, earning R 456,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.45% less than the national average, earning $16,925,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chui8649,650/
Cuji863,895/
Cuis86208/
Cuid86175/
Cuit8658/
Cuip8629/
Czui8626/
Cuie8623/
Cuia8620/
Cuih8613/
Cuiz868/
Cuić868/
Tcui865/
Cuio864/
Cuii863/
Cuhi863/
Cuyi863/
Csui862/
Cqui862/
Ccui861/
Ncui861/
Cgui861/
Ckui861/
Dcui861/
Kcui861/
Ci80157,992/
Cu8079,300/
Chuji75317/
Cauia75287/
Cuhit75218/
Tchui75208/
Chuyi75163/
Couji75102/
Cuoio7550/
Couie7536/
Czuia7526/
Cuias7524/
Chuie7521/
Chuia7519/
Chuih7513/
Cuijt7510/
Cujie759/
Couyi758/
Cuhai756/
Cuhyi756/
Cuish755/
Chhui755/
Ciuia754/
Cuoji754/
Cuiss753/
Cuggi753/
Couia753/
Cuitt752/
Chuiy752/
Cuitz752/
Cuist752/
Cuihe752/
Cauyi751/
Cuiiy751/
Cujii751/
Czuis751/
Chuij751/
Cuies751/
Cuiet751/
Cuios751/
Cuits751/
Cuyis751/
Cauio751/
Cuiat751/
Cuiha751/
Qcuyi751/
Chuio751/
Chsui751/
Cuyie751/
Couiy751/
Cuich750/
Cuaie750/
Cai678,207,082/
Chu672,218,703/
Chi671,098,244/
Gui67477,894/
Kui67129,506/
Cau6741,526/
Cuz6728,220/
Cue676,387/
Cuy676,380/
Qui675,676/
Coi674,192/
Cut673,828/
Cux673,774/
Cei673,256/
Ceu673,235/
Zui672,645/
Cus671,605/
Cuu671,481/
Cuj671,413/
Cup671,140/
Ciu67780/
Cih67709/
Cuğ67673/
Csuhai67477/
Cou67360/
Cie67296/
Cuggia67234/
Tschui67228/
Ccu67208/
Cij67200/
Cci67173/
Cuh67102/
Sci6792/
Chuoji6789/
Tcu6778/
Cud6760/
Cvi6756/
Czuhai6735/
Csu6728/
Cwi6723/
Tci6717/
Cuá6716/
Czi6713/
Couhie6711/
Qcu6710/
Gcu6710/
Chuiha678/
Cgi677/
Dci677/
Cgu676/
Czu676/
Cuș675/
Hcu675/
Dcu675/
Cku674/
Zci674/
Hci673/
Kcu673/
Cuggio672/
Cậu672/
Chouio672/
Cqi672/
Chuuji671/
Cói671/
Tchuhi671/
Tchuit671/
Tchuyi671/
Chuyih671/
Chujio671/
Ciș671/
Cuş671/
Chuihi671/
Couiat671/
Chuiee671/
Chuayi671/
Couhei671/
Couhiz670/
Cuisht670/

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