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

Kiyu (Hindi: कियू, Russian: Кию) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,903rd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kiyu reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kiyu is also the 156,871st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 2,264 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 245,854. In Japan Kiyu is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

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
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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 Kiyu
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