Hiau Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Hiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hiau (52) may also be a first name.

Hiau Last Name Facts

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

Hiau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Hiau reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 52 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 94 percent live and Bougainville, where 6 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Hiau exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiau8916,349/
Hiaux8943/
Khiau8934/
Hiaut899/
Hioau891/
Iau86128/
Hiault8098/
Hieaux8051/
Șchiau8045/
Hio'au801/
Hiaouh801/
Hihaou801/
Jiau75147/
Hyau7513/
Iaou754/
Iaut753/
Iaus752/
Hijaouy73211/
Chiahou7320/
Chihaou732/
Hiehaus731/
Chaiyau731/
Ahajiau731/
Haiyaou731/
Chaiyaut67123/
Iauch6783/
Aiyau6747/
Chyau6723/
Jiaou675/
Iajju674/
Ihahu674/
Ayiau674/
Yiaau673/
Chiáu672/
Iaudh672/
Hioux672/
Ejiau672/
Giaou672/
Hyaud671/
Iaush671/
Hiouz671/
Chaiyaud671/
Jhiou671/
Heahu671/
Heaou671/
Hioud671/
Ajiau671/
Hjiou671/
Yohau671/
Johau671/
Yhaou671/
Chaiyaou671/
Ieaus671/
Hiout670/

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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 Hiau
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