Kyau Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kyau (203) may also be a first name.

Kyau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Kyau occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kyau reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kyau is also the 635,584th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 203 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Kyau is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 76 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside and Adamawa, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyaus8945/
Kyaou892/
Kyauch8020/
Kaiyau803/
Koyyau801/
Kiau752,265/
Kyou7511/
Kaiyaou731/
Kyoud67170/
Kiaou6757/
Khiau6734/
Khyou679/
Kyoju678/
Kyout674/
Gkyou671/
Kjaou671/
Kieau671/
Quyau671/

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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 Kyau
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