Qiu Surname
Approximately 5,015,404 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameQiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4,664,079 | 1:293 | 64 |
| Taiwan | 321,376 | 1:73 | 17 |
| Thailand | 7,955 | 1:8,880 | 455 |
| United States | 5,095 | 1:71,140 | 8,246 |
| Singapore | 4,528 | 1:1,216 | 157 |
| Hong Kong | 3,163 | 1:2,319 | 164 |
| Spain | 2,791 | 1:16,751 | 1,896 |
| Canada | 1,529 | 1:24,098 | 3,273 |
| Australia | 1,117 | 1:24,168 | 3,311 |
| Macau | 351 | 1:1,714 | 202 |
| England | 321 | 1:173,577 | 15,862 |
| Brazil | 244 | 1:877,354 | 31,604 |
| Malaysia | 237 | 1:124,448 | 8,131 |
| Suriname | 236 | 1:2,342 | 324 |
| Panama | 224 | 1:17,465 | 1,235 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| New Zealand | 159 | 1:28,480 | 4,971 |
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| Japan | 135 | 1:946,995 | 19,569 |
| Ecuador | 125 | 1:127,247 | 6,712 |
| Netherlands | 121 | 1:139,563 | 21,355 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Slovenia | 48 | 1:51,827 | 8,472 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Finland | 38 | 1:144,650 | 13,416 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
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.
- anthonykThe 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.
- genesisyauThis surname comes from the Chinese word 邱.
- shimingzhouQiu Demographics
Average Qiu Salary in
United States
$45,966 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Qiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qiu is found in China more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Qiú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 113th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,453 people. The surname Qiu is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qiu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 67,037th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 8,737 people.
The last name Qiu is most commonly held in China, where it is held by 4,664,079 people, or 1 in 293. Excluding China Qiu exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Qiu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Qiu surname are 11.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.76% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qiú | 89 | 2 | / |
| Qiou | 86 | 14 | / |
| Quiu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Qihu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Qiue | 86 | 7 | / |
| Qiua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Qieu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Qiju | 86 | 3 | / |
| Qkiu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qiuy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qiuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qiud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quiju | 75 | 158 | / |
| Quieu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Qihui | 75 | 12 | / |
| Qiuyi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Quiou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qkieu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quqiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quiut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quius | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quihu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiu | 67 | 3,784 | / |
| Quieju | 67 | 2,480 | / |
| Quihui | 67 | 866 | / |
| Qyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Quihuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qkhiue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quihus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hquius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
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