Iu Surname

91,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Iu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam2,2021:42,074508
Nigeria1,1561:153,2389,683
Hong Kong4641:15,809389
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Indonesia2031:651,47451,002
Canada2031:181,50518,050
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
India951:8,074,372169,494
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia361:749,88148,970
China341:40,215,3402,154
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Macau261:23,140324
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Georgia121:312,12914,385
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: (2) are calculated separately.

Iu (11,773) may also be a first name.

Iu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iu (Georgian: იუ, Hindi: इु, Oriya: ଇଉ) occurs in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: . For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iu is the 91,783rd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. Iu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Iu are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Iu is also the 54,905th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 11,773 people.

Iu is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 2,202 people, or 1 in 42,074. In Vietnam it is primarily concentrated in: Southeast, where 42 percent reside, Mekong River Delta, where 15 percent reside and Red River Delta, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Vietnam Iu is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 9 percent reside.

Iu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Iu are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Iu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.2% more than the national average, earning $51,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $59,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
832/
Yiu8043,478/
Jiu804,472/
Ieu802,789/
Iju802,141/
Hiu801,919/
Ius801,637/
Giu801,514/
Uiu801,458/
Ihu80605/
Iue80589/
Iua80165/
Oiu8077/
Iut8072/
Iou8067/
Țiu8057/
Iup8047/
Iud8033/
Iuz8026/
Iuh8023/
Iuu8023/
Iuy8022/
Eiu8013/
I'U8013/
Iuj807/
Șiu805/
Iux803/
Ițu801/
Hieu6757,028/
Ihou672,590/
Giau671,453/
Jiju671,225/
Aiyu67656/
Ijau67574/
Agiu67483/
Ieju67312/
Ijju67289/
Huiu67268/
Eiju67251/
Yieu67230/
Hiue67191/
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Șișu67171/
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Hihu67127/
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Yiou67123/
Goiu67121/
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Uțiu6790/
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Ihus6763/
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Iheu671/
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Hiup670/
Iutz670/
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Iu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iu in the Georgian language
იუiu-
Iu in the Hindi language
इुiu-
Iu in the Oriya language
ଇଉi'u-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iu
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