Qiu Surname

113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,015,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Qiu Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration.

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Qiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,664,0791:29364
Taiwan321,3761:7317
Thailand7,9551:8,880455
United States5,0951:71,1408,246
Singapore4,5281:1,216157
Hong Kong3,1631:2,319164
Spain2,7911:16,7511,896
Canada1,5291:24,0983,273
Australia1,1171:24,1683,311
Macau3511:1,714202
England3211:173,57715,862
Brazil2441:877,35431,604
Malaysia2371:124,4488,131
Suriname2361:2,342324
Panama2241:17,4651,235
France2171:306,09546,684
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Japan1351:946,99519,569
Ecuador1251:127,2476,712
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Chile661:266,9167,921
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Finland381:144,65013,416
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Norway241:214,26224,079
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Wales111:281,32115,850
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Belize61:59,2462,743
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Qiú (2) are calculated separately.

Qiu (8,737) may also be a first name.

Qiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones, Cù and Cu being its Vietnamese transliteration, and as Khoo and Khoe being its Teochew and Hokkien.

- anthonyk

The surname is of Chinese origin, with Qiu being the pinyin for Mandarin. Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau/Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones.

- genesisyau

This surname comes from the Chinese word 邱.

- shimingzhou

Qiu Last Name Facts

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

Qiu occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Qiú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,453 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qiu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 67,037th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 8,737 people.

The last name Qiu is most widespread in China, where it is held by 4,664,079 people, or 1 in 293. Not including China it occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Qiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qiu last name are 11.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Qiu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.15% less than the national average, earning €4,761 per year; in Norway they earn 27.07% less than the national average, earning 252,408 kr per year; in Peru they earn 178.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,000 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning R 293,628 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qiú892/
Qiou8614/
Quiu8612/
Qihu868/
Qiue867/
Qiua864/
Qieu864/
Qiju863/
Qkiu862/
Qiuy862/
Qiuj861/
Qiud861/
Quiju75158/
Quieu7517/
Qihui7512/
Qiuyi7511/
Quiou754/
Qkieu752/
Quqiu752/
Quiut752/
Quius751/
Quihu751/
Kiu673,784/
Quieju672,480/
Quihui67866/
Qyu676/
Quihuy672/
Qkhiue672/
Qju672/
Quihus672/
Hquius672/
Quiaou671/
Quihau671/
Quioyu671/

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