Phyu Surname

1,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Phyu Surname User-submission:

Phyu is Burmese name. Phyu means 'white' in Burmese. It is more likely a female name but male also use it.Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant".

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Phyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar330,3841:15733
Thailand7641:92,45912,990
Singapore3721:14,806652
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Qatar341:69,3536,725
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Phyu (236,936) may also be a first name.

Phyu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Phyu is Burmese name. Phyu means 'white' in Burmese. It is more likely a female name but male also use it.Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant". His name is only single syllable. Burmese call him "U Thant" where "U" is same as "Mr." in English. When Burmese people have to fill up a from on internet or aboard, they were forced to add family name. So they likely to use the last syllable of their name as a family name.

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Phyu Last Name Facts

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

Phyu occurs in Myanmar more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Phyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Phyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,651st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,958 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phyu reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 4,422nd most widely held given name on earth, held by 236,936 people.

Phyu is most frequent in Myanmar, where it is carried by 330,384 people, or 1 in 157. Without taking into account Myanmar Phyu occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Phyu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Phyu are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phyu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoyu89181/
Pohyu8934/
Phuyu894/
Phyus892/
Phyup891/
Phyuh891/
Phyue890/
Pyu86129/
Pahayu804/
Phoyou803/
Phoyhu801/
Puyu751,084/
Pihu75568/
Pehu75184/
Peyu75171/
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Pyus7552/
Pyuh7531/
Pyuy7518/
Phiu759/
Pyup758/
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Pjhu753/
Pyou752/
Pyuj752/
Péhu751/
Pyue751/
Pyux751/
Pyuz751/
Phohyut731/
Phoyuth731/
Phooyud731/
Pehou67853/
Peyou67853/
Phieu67687/
Pehau67381/
Phoju67379/
Puyou67293/
Pyhut67162/
Pihut67118/
Pihus6787/
Puyuh6786/
Pihau6771/
Peyus6744/
Payyu6738/
Poyou6737/
Pyhuz6735/
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Paiyu6730/
Pohju6730/
Peiyu6724/
Peahu6721/
Pihui6718/
Puyus6716/
Puhiu6711/
Pyhus6711/
Puyut6710/
Pehgu6710/
Piohu6710/
Phiup679/
Péhau678/
Pheju677/
Payju676/
Puyui675/
Puiyu675/
Pieyu675/
Poiyu675/
Puyud675/
Poyud674/
Pihou674/
Pyuss674/
Pyush674/
Poyuh673/
Peyyu673/
Pehui672/
Phoyú672/
Pihuy672/
Phius672/
Phiut672/
Phiju672/
Poyus671/
Poyut671/
Pihuh671/
Peihu671/
Phehu671/
Pouyu671/
Pheuu671/
Pauyu671/
Pheau671/
Pooyu671/
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