Miao Surname

497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Miao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,053,9351:1,297134
Thailand3,9081:18,0751,414
United States2,5441:142,47614,776
Taiwan2,1431:10,940196
Hong Kong1,8551:3,954215
Philippines1,6471:61,46810,403
Singapore1,6351:3,369269
Canada5851:62,9847,367
Australia4191:64,4297,723
Macau4101:1,467189
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
England1821:306,14323,159
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
France1511:439,88663,493
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Malaysia781:378,13119,929
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Japan371:3,455,25134,832
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Austria161:532,21549,801
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Norway121:428,52437,411
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Finland61:916,11741,832
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Miao (11,392) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miaou8922/
Mihao8919/
Mijao8910/
Miaoz891/
Miaho891/
Mioao891/
Maiyao80165/
Mihaľo8088/
Miahou8059/
Maijao808/
Magiao808/
Meijao806/
Mihaĺo803/
Mihaou801/
Mihaho801/
Miaoua801/
Miaouh801/
Meiyao801/
Megiao801/
Myao75191/
Mioa75190/
Meao7557/
Mioo7518/
Mjao751/
Maiyaou739/
Meijiao737/
Miahoua737/
Meaou6754/
Meaoa6724/
Mjaho6715/
Meaho679/
Mijoa678/
Mioah676/
Miahouth674/
Myauo673/
Mjaou672/
Mioho672/
Mioos672/
Mehao672/
Miood671/
Myaoo671/
Mioas671/
Myaoz671/
Mihoa671/
Maiyaoua671/
Miooo671/
Myaou671/
Mioot670/

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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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  • 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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