Miao Surname
Approximately 1,070,523 people bear this surname
Miao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,053,935 | 1:1,297 | 134 |
| Thailand | 3,908 | 1:18,075 | 1,414 |
| United States | 2,544 | 1:142,476 | 14,776 |
| Taiwan | 2,143 | 1:10,940 | 196 |
| Hong Kong | 1,855 | 1:3,954 | 215 |
| Philippines | 1,647 | 1:61,468 | 10,403 |
| Singapore | 1,635 | 1:3,369 | 269 |
| Canada | 585 | 1:62,984 | 7,367 |
| Australia | 419 | 1:64,429 | 7,723 |
| Macau | 410 | 1:1,467 | 189 |
| Brazil | 292 | 1:733,131 | 26,800 |
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1:51,764 | 5,108 |
| France | 151 | 1:439,886 | 63,493 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Japan | 37 | 1:3,455,251 | 34,832 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Miao (11,392) may also be a first name.
Miao Demographics
Average Male Miao Height
173.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Miao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Miao is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Miao? popularity and diffusion
It is the 497th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,807 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Miao reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Miao is also the 56,111th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 11,392 people.
The surname is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 1,053,935 people, or 1 in 1,297. Without taking into account China this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Miao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Miao are 11.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Miao earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning 336,388 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $53,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $55,263 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miaou | 89 | 22 | / |
| Mihao | 89 | 19 | / |
| Mijao | 89 | 10 | / |
| Miaoz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Miaho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mioao | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maiyao | 80 | 165 | / |
| Mihaľo | 80 | 88 | / |
| Miahou | 80 | 59 | / |
| Maijao | 80 | 8 | / |
| Magiao | 80 | 8 | / |
| Meijao | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mihaĺo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mihaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mihaho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miaoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miaouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meiyao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megiao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Myao | 75 | 191 | / |
| Mioa | 75 | 190 | / |
| Meao | 75 | 57 | / |
| Mioo | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mjao | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maiyaou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Meijiao | 73 | 7 | / |
| Miahoua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Meaou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Meaoa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mjaho | 67 | 15 | / |
| Meaho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mijoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mioah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Miahouth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Myauo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mjaou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mioho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mioos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mioas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiyaoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mioot | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Miao
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