Niu Surname
Approximately 2,137,039 people bear this surname
Niu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2,122,943 | 1:644 | 98 |
| Thailand | 3,206 | 1:22,033 | 1,941 |
| Taiwan | 2,622 | 1:8,942 | 174 |
| United States | 2,067 | 1:175,355 | 17,615 |
| Hong Kong | 1,195 | 1:6,138 | 259 |
| Singapore | 1,143 | 1:4,819 | 327 |
| Indonesia | 735 | 1:179,931 | 17,329 |
| Canada | 595 | 1:61,925 | 7,246 |
| Macau | 293 | 1:2,053 | 219 |
| Australia | 286 | 1:94,391 | 10,761 |
| Papua New Guinea | 220 | 1:37,062 | 4,461 |
| India | 207 | 1:3,705,630 | 103,250 |
| Philippines | 200 | 1:506,191 | 59,191 |
| Malaysia | 197 | 1:149,717 | 9,362 |
| Tonga | 175 | 1:613 | 165 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Solomon Islands | 107 | 1:5,421 | 743 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
The alternate forms: Níu (3), Niú (2), Niù (1) & Ñiu (1) are calculated separately.
Niu (1,603) may also be a first name.
Niu Demographics
Average Male Niu Height
174.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Níu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Niú | 89 | 2 | / |
| Niù | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ñiu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nițu | 86 | 3,085 | / |
| Niju | 86 | 750 | / |
| Niut | 86 | 518 | / |
| Njiu | 86 | 472 | / |
| Nius | 86 | 438 | / |
| Ngiu | 86 | 300 | / |
| Nihu | 86 | 197 | / |
| Niou | 86 | 176 | / |
| Niuh | 86 | 59 | / |
| Nieu | 86 | 53 | / |
| Niua | 86 | 37 | / |
| Niue | 86 | 35 | / |
| Neiu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hniu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Noiu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Niud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Niux | 86 | 2 | / |
| Niåu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gniu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuhiu | 75 | 1,102 | / |
| Nhieu | 75 | 998 | / |
| Nihou | 75 | 293 | / |
| Niahu | 75 | 219 | / |
| Nggiu | 75 | 167 | / |
| Ngiau | 75 | 77 | / |
| Nayiu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Nauiu | 75 | 61 | / |
| Naiju | 75 | 39 | / |
| Nihus | 75 | 37 | / |
| Nijus | 75 | 32 | / |
| Neșiu | 75 | 32 | / |
| Nagiu | 75 | 32 | / |
| Naiyu | 75 | 31 | / |
| Niheu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nihau | 75 | 26 | / |
| Nijou | 75 | 22 | / |
| Niouh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Nihut | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nojiu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Neihu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nijut | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nuihu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nieou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Negiu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gnius | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nuțiu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nijau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nijui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nihui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Najiu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Neiou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nijhu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nuiyu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nejiu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nihuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gnieu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Njiua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nieuh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Noius | 75 | 2 | / |
| Niaou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nohiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neius | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nieeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noiut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nioou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nijeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njiue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nieyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nehiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noiyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhius | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhu | 67 | 125,783 | / |
| Nyu | 67 | 2,549 | / |
| Nju | 67 | 707 | / |
| Gnu | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nėnius | 67 | 48 | / |
| Néu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Neihus | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nuijui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Niuaia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Niahou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noihou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nihaus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gnihou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nagiau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niheus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Naijus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nihous | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gnaiyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nogiau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngayiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nayiou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noijui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neiout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hniehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nugiuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najiuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neihou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niohou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niehau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnaaiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niehui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieoud | 67 | 0 | / |
Niu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niu in the Bengali language | ||
| নিউ | ni'u | - |
| Niu in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଉ | ni'u | 66.67 |
| ନିଊ | ni'u | 33.33 |
| Niu in the Hindi language | ||
| नीू | niu | 33.33 |
| नीतू | nitu | 33.33 |
| नीऊ | ni'u | 16.67 |
| नीउ | ni'u | 16.67 |
| Niu in the Russian language | ||
| Ниу | niu | - |
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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 Niu
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