Niu Surname

249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Tonga

Niu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China2,122,9431:64498
Thailand3,2061:22,0331,941
Taiwan2,6221:8,942174
United States2,0671:175,35517,615
Hong Kong1,1951:6,138259
Singapore1,1431:4,819327
Indonesia7351:179,93117,329
Canada5951:61,9257,246
Macau2931:2,053219
Australia2861:94,39110,761
Papua New Guinea2201:37,0624,461
India2071:3,705,630103,250
Philippines2001:506,19159,191
Malaysia1971:149,7179,362
Tonga1751:613165
England1211:460,48030,233
France1211:548,94874,759
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Solomon Islands1071:5,421743
Spain771:607,16928,212
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Guam121:13,3432,098
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Finland71:785,24338,644
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Samoa41:48,452659
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Níu (3), Niú (2), Niù (1) & Ñiu (1) are calculated separately.

Niu (1,603) may also be a first name.

Niu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niu (Bengali: নিউ, Hindi: नीू, Oriya: ନିଉ, Russian: Ниу) has its highest incidence in China. It can be rendered as a variant: Níu, Niú, Niù or Ñiu. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,410 people. Niu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Niu live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 193,005th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,603 people.

This surname is most common in China, where it is carried by 2,122,943 people, or 1 in 644. Other than China this last name occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Niu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niu last name are 6.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Niu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.96% more than the national average, earning 543,205 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.81% less than the national average, earning R 74,124 per year; in United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $51,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Níu893/
Niú892/
Niù891/
Ñiu891/
Nițu863,085/
Niju86750/
Niut86518/
Njiu86472/
Nius86438/
Ngiu86300/
Nihu86197/
Niou86176/
Niuh8659/
Nieu8653/
Niua8637/
Niue8635/
Neiu864/
Hniu863/
Noiu863/
Niud862/
Niux862/
Niåu861/
Niuy861/
Gniu861/
Nuiu861/
Niuz861/
Nuhiu751,102/
Nhieu75998/
Nihou75293/
Niahu75219/
Nggiu75167/
Ngiau7577/
Nayiu7576/
Nauiu7561/
Naiju7539/
Nihus7537/
Nijus7532/
Neșiu7532/
Nagiu7532/
Naiyu7531/
Niheu7529/
Nihau7526/
Nijou7522/
Niouh7516/
Nihut7515/
Nojiu7513/
Neihu7512/
Nijut7512/
Nuihu7512/
Nieou7511/
Negiu7510/
Gnius756/
Nuțiu756/
Nijau756/
Nijui755/
Nihui755/
Najiu754/
Neiou754/
Nijhu754/
Nuiyu754/
Nejiu753/
Nihuu752/
Gnieu752/
Njiua752/
Nieuh752/
Noius752/
Niaou752/
Nohiu752/
Neius751/
Nieeu751/
Noiut751/
Ngoiu751/
Nioou751/
Nijeu751/
Njiue751/
Nieyu751/
Nehiu751/
Noiyu751/
Nhius751/
Nhu67125,783/
Nyu672,549/
Nju67707/
Gnu6773/
Nėnius6748/
Néu6729/
Neihus6725/
Nuijui6721/
Niuaia6716/
Niahou6715/
Noihou6713/
Nihaus6712/
Gnihou6711/
Nagiau6710/
Niheus678/
Naijus676/
Nihous676/
Gnaiyu675/
Nogiau675/
Ngayiu674/
Nayiou672/
Noijui672/
Neiout671/
Hniehu671/
Naijou671/
Nohius671/
Nugiuh671/
Najiuh671/
Nahieu671/
Neihou671/
Niohou671/
Niehau671/
Nijhui671/
Gniheu671/
Nnaaiu671/
Nihout671/
Niehui671/
Nieoud670/

Niu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niu in the Bengali language
নিউni'u-
Niu in the Oriya language
ନିଉni'u66.67
ନିଊni'u33.33
Niu in the Hindi language
नीूniu33.33
नीतूnitu33.33
नीऊni'u16.67
नीउni'u16.67
Niu in the Russian language
Ниуniu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niu
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