Fiau Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fiau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France731:909,900105,096
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Fiáu (2) are calculated separately.

Fiau (15) may also be a first name.

Fiau Last Name Facts

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

Fiau (Hindi: फिआऊ) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fiáu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Fiau are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Fiau is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 909,900. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 51 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 27 percent live and Brittany, where 15 percent live. Other than France Fiau occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiáu922/
Fiaux891,226/
Fiaud8981/
Fiaut8915/
Fieau893/
Fiaus891/
Fiauz891/
Fiault80509/
Fiahou809/
Fiaush809/
Viau7510,537/
Fyau751/
Fiausch73100/
Phiau67187/
Viașu6711/
Fiouj674/
Fiout671/
Viauh671/
Fayyou60102/
Fiohou6078/
Viahou602/
Faiyou601/
Faiyouz551/
Fyou503/
Vyau501/
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Fiau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiau in the Hindi language
फिआऊphi'a'u-

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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 Fiau
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