Hiau Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Hiau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Hiau reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Hiau is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 52 people.
Hiau is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 94 percent are found and Bougainville, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiau | 89 | 16,349 | / |
| Hiaux | 89 | 43 | / |
| Khiau | 89 | 34 | / |
| Hiaut | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hioau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iau | 86 | 128 | / |
| Hiault | 80 | 98 | / |
| Hieaux | 80 | 51 | / |
| Șchiau | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hio'au | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiaouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hihaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiau | 75 | 147 | / |
| Hyau | 75 | 13 | / |
| Iaou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iaut | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iaus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hijaouy | 73 | 211 | / |
| Chiahou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Chihaou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiehaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahajiau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaut | 67 | 123 | / |
| Iauch | 67 | 83 | / |
| Aiyau | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chyau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jiaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iajju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayiau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiaau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiáu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iaudh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hioux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejiau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giaou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiout | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hiau
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