Kaiu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

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

Kaiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kaiu (132) may also be a first name.

Kaiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaiu (Hindi: कैउ, Marathi: काईउ, Oriya: କାଇ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaiu? popularity and diffusion

Kaiu is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Kaiu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Kaiu live; 42 percent live in Oceania Islands and 34 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kaiu is also the 807,735th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 132 people.

The last name Kaiu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 61 percent live, Morobe, where 21 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahiu891,532/
Kaiou8956/
Kaiup8934/
Kaihu8912/
Kaiuo892/
Kai86144,948/
Kau8621,470/
Kaihou8021/
Kagiou805/
Khaihu801/
Kaiouh801/
Gkaiou801/
Kaji75120,299/
Khai7519,106/
Kayi7513,491/
Khau755,974/
Kaju752,168/
Kaia751,408/
Kahu751,390/
Kaio751,350/
Kaai751,107/
Kaij751,062/
Kayu751,041/
Kaue75656/
Kaić75369/
Kaii75333/
Kaie75295/
Kauß75216/
Kaih75102/
Kauh75100/
Caiu7582/
Kauu7561/
Keiu7526/
Kaiß7525/
Kgau7524/
Kaiš7522/
Kaiy7519/
Kgai7519/
Kauê7517/
Kauč755/
Kaič755/
Gkai754/
Qkai752/
Kcau752/
Kkai752/
Kqau752/
Kaiê751/
Hkau751/
Kauś751/
Kkau751/
Qaiu751/
Ckai751/
Gkau751/
Hkai751/
Khaihau7321/
Kaiouch732/
Khaiouz731/
Khaji6721,279/
Kaiho674,966/
Kahia674,305/
Kayij673,759/
Kajii673,562/
Kajio671,821/
Kagia671,666/
Kayou671,450/
Kaihi67804/
Kahai67747/
Kaiyo67691/
Khaia67500/
Khaju67457/
Kagio67424/
Kajiy67328/
Kaiha67281/
Kaiah67269/
Kajiš67262/
Kaaij67245/
Kawie67227/
Caius67226/
Kautt67197/
Kaucz67194/
Kaghi67178/
Kahij67164/
Kaieh67149/
Kahio67130/
Kahuh67108/
Kajie67106/
Kaayi67105/
Kayuh6789/
Kaggi6788/
Kaihe6781/
Kaipf6764/
Khaie6761/
Kaaie6760/
Kayhi6758/
Kault6757/
Caihu6756/
Kajij6755/
Caiou6754/
Khaue6747/
Kaaji6744/
Kayyi6743/
Kaheu6740/
Kajih6738/
Kaahu6737/
Kijuo6737/
Kajuh6736/
Kahju6736/
Kauhs6733/
Caiut6732/
Kgaue6732/
Kayii6731/
Kauyo6730/
Kauee6729/
Kaije6726/
Kahyi6726/
Khayu6724/
Kajou6723/
Kayie6721/
Kauie6720/
Kaudz6719/
Keaua6718/
Kajup6718/
Kaijh6717/
Kayio6716/
Kaioo6716/
Kaaii6711/
Kahji6710/
Kahau679/
Kaudt679/
Kaioe678/
Kaioh677/
Khaio677/
Kaaju676/
Koaia676/
Kaiee676/
Kahii676/
Kajyi675/
Keiut675/
Khaij675/
Kahei675/
Kaaia675/
Kkais675/
Keiou675/
Kaiad675/
Ka'ai675/
Kaiaa674/
Kayih674/
Khaih674/
Hkaih674/
Khaai673/
Khahu673/
Kaušs673/
Kkayi673/
Kqayi673/
Kayiş672/
Khauu672/
Kajuo672/
Kahhu672/
Kahiy672/
Kai'i672/
Kayuo672/
Kauds671/
Kaued671/
Kckai671/
Kahyu671/
Kaihd671/
Kkayu671/
Hkaiz671/
Keihu671/
Caiau671/
Kajuu671/
Hkaji671/
Khaiouch671/
Kaujo671/
Kayhu671/
Kahiuova671/
Ka'ii671/
Ckait671/
Kgaji671/
Kgayi671/
Kaiio671/
Qkaut671/
Ggkau671/
Kqaut671/
Kaupf670/
Kaidd670/

Kaiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaiu in the Oriya language
କାଇka'i-
Kaiu in the Marathi language
काईउka'i'u-
Kaiu in the Hindi language
कैउkai'u50
कइूkaiu50

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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 Kaiu
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