Kiyu Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

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

Kiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5201:245,85410,033
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kiyu (2,264) may also be a first name.

Kiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiyu (Hindi: कियू, Russian: Кию) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,903rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kiyu live; 74 percent live in East Asia and 74 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 156,871st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 2,264 people.

Kiyu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 245,854. In Japan Kiyu is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiyou8974/
Kiyua895/
Kiyuy893/
Khiyu892/
Kiyuh891/
Kiyue891/
Kihuyu80398/
Kiyuts8032/
Kiyuyi808/
Kiyuha802/
Kiyouj801/
Kieu75118,612/
Kyeu7523/
Qiyu7512/
Ciyu758/
Kyiu757/
Khioayu731/
Kihiu675,044/
Khieu673,235/
Kijuu672,671/
Kijiu67273/
Kyeju67142/
Kiehu67130/
Kyuju6791/
Qiuyu6791/
Chiyu6777/
Kieou6750/
Quiyu6720/
Qiyuj6716/
Kijuh6713/
Kijju6710/
Qiyue679/
Kyoju678/
Kiiju675/
Kuuyu673/
Kieeu673/
Qkieu672/
Kyehu671/
Kieau671/
Kyuyu671/
Keeyu671/
Kyyuz671/
Kehiu671/
Kyeus671/

Kiyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiyu in the Hindi language
कियूkiyu-
Kiyu in the Russian language
Киюkiu-

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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 Kiyu
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