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

Kyau is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kyau live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 635,584th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 203 people.

The surname Kyau is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Kyau is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 76 percent live, Nasarawa, where 12 percent live and Adamawa, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

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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