Piu Surname

74,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Piu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8981:21,1033,673
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Indonesia5121:258,29923,449
Romania4381:45,8405,720
Papua New Guinea3101:26,3022,938
France2551:260,48140,169
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
Argentina1841:232,30118,973
India541:14,204,914239,375
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
Albania481:60,7097,385
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
England241:2,321,58686,519
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tonga11:107,313791
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Piú (2) & Píu (1) are calculated separately.

Piu (14,612) may also be a first name.

Piu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piu (Hindi: पिउ, Marathi: पीऊ, Oriya: ପିଉ) is most common in Italy. It can occur as: Piú or Píu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,173rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,099,012 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Piu live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Italic Europe. Piu is also the 47,263rd most common first name internationally, borne by 14,612 people.

It is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 2,898 people, or 1 in 21,103. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 72 percent reside, Lazio, where 8 percent reside and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 7 percent reside. Barring Italy this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Piu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Piu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Piu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Piu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning €19,841 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning R 184,920 per year and in United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piú892/
Píu891/
Pius86136,774/
Puiu8613,714/
Peiu861,179/
Piou86901/
Pihu86568/
Piut86415/
Pițu86184/
Piju86149/
Piud86124/
Piua86110/
Piuz8679/
Poiu8661/
Pieu8630/
Piuh8622/
Phiu869/
Piue866/
Piux866/
Pișu864/
Piuy862/
Pfiu862/
Pjiu862/
Pi'u861/
Ppiu861/
Vpiu861/
Phieu75687/
Piush75239/
Pieau75203/
Pijut75167/
Pagiu75137/
Pihut75118/
Poiou7598/
Pihus7587/
Păiuș7578/
Pihau7571/
Pijus7566/
Peiju7535/
Pijui7531/
Paiyu7530/
Peiyu7524/
Pijou7519/
Pajiu7518/
Pihui7518/
Poius7514/
Puhiu7511/
Puiju7511/
Piohu7510/
Pegiu7510/
Piuss7510/
Phiup759/
Opiou758/
Puiyu755/
Puiut755/
Poiyu755/
Pieyu755/
Puius754/
Peius754/
Piuch754/
Pihou754/
Piutz753/
Poiuy753/
Paiju752/
Phiut752/
Pijau752/
Phiju752/
Piuys752/
Pihuy752/
Phius752/
Piutt751/
Ppius751/
Piaou751/
Pijju751/
Pihuh751/
Pioui751/
Piňus751/
Pițus751/
Piuha751/
Poiux751/
Pogiu751/
Peihu751/
Piust751/
Ppieu751/
Pijiu751/
Pieou750/
Phaiju67822/
Piault67336/
Pegiou67306/
Pihuit67182/
Pijuch67166/
Pyu67129/
Pahiju6797/
Pijush6791/
Pju6732/
Pió6728/
Poggiu6725/
Piuggi6718/
Piňous6715/
Poihui6712/
Pagiou678/
Pihhus678/
Peihui676/
Peiyue675/
Pijjou675/
Pauius674/
Payius674/
Pijaud674/
Paiyus672/
Peijou672/
Pêu672/
Piooux672/
Pihaut672/
Pijusz672/
Piutch671/
Péu671/
Pahieu671/
Piahou671/
Phojiu671/
Pijujh671/
Poiuhs671/
Pajius671/
Peijiu671/
Piusch671/
Poiuyt671/
Puiyue671/
Paijuh671/
Pehius671/

Piu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piu in the Oriya language
ପିଉpi'u81.25
ପିୟୁpiyu18.75
Piu in the Marathi language
पीऊpi'u66.67
पीउpi'u33.33
Piu in the Hindi language
पिउpi'u38.46
पिऊpi'u15.38
पीउpi'u15.38
पिाूpiau7.69
पिाुpiau7.69
पियूpiyu7.69
पीऊpi'u7.69

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