Piyu Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Piyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2401:33,9743,987
India551:13,946,643236,652
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Piyu (1,137) may also be a first name.

Piyu Last Name Facts

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

Piyu (Bengali: পিয়ু, Hindi: पियु, Marathi: पीयू, Oriya: ପିୟୁ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Piyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Piyu? popularity and diffusion

Piyu is the 741,235th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. Piyu is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Piyu reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Piyu is also the 236,070th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 1,137 people.

The last name Piyu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 33,974. In Papua New Guinea Piyu is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 48 percent live, Hela, where 42 percent live and Enga, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Piyu exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piyus89356/
Piyut8916/
Piyou8913/
Piyud895/
Pieyu895/
Piyuh894/
Piyua891/
Phiyu891/
Pfiyu891/
Piyush80931/
Piyohu80277/
Phiyus803/
Pieu7530/
Piiu754/
Pyeu751/
Phieu67687/
Pieau67203/
Peiou67118/
Pieux6759/
Pieus6716/
Peyuh6710/
Peayu675/
Pyyus673/
Pijiu671/
Ppieu671/
Piius671/
Pyius671/
Păișu671/
Pijju671/
Phyeu671/
Pyjou671/
Pieou670/

Piyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piyu in the Bengali language
পিয়ুpiyu-
Piyu in the Marathi language
पीयूpiyu85.71
पीयुpiyu14.29
Piyu in the Oriya language
ପିୟୁpiyu75
ପିୟୂpiyu10
ପୁୟୁpuyu5
ପୀୟୁpiyu5
ପିୟୁରିତାpiyurita5
Piyu in the Hindi language
पियुpiyu30
पीयूpiyu26
पियूpiyu18
पीयुpiyu10
पीयूषpiyusa8
पियुषpiyusa6

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