Schiau Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Schiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,1091:18,1042,344
United States341:10,660,557428,392
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Şchiau (70) & Șchiau (45) are calculated separately.

Schiau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiau is found most in Romania. It may occur as a variant: Şchiau or Șchiau. Click here for further potential spellings of Schiau.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,971st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Schiau live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 1,109 people, or 1 in 18,104. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Sibiu County, where 43 percent reside, Alba County, where 34 percent reside and Prahova County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Schiau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schiau surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

The amount Schiau earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning $32,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $64,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şchiau9470/
Șchiau9445/
Schiaus920/
Chiau9116,349/
Shiau91898/
Sciau9179/
Sciaux8370/
Sciaou831/
Siau804,097/
Chiahou7720/
Chihaou772/
Chaiyau771/
Shaiyau771/
Siaud73360/
Siaut7376/
Hsiau7358/
Siaou7342/
Siaux7332/
Siaus7331/
Chyau7323/
Chiáu732/
Siauh731/
Siaup731/
Chaiyaut71123/
Chaiyaou711/
Chaiyaud711/
Chiout67260/
Siahou67130/
Shioju6771/
Shiouh6748/
Shioyu6741/
Saiyau6738/
Chious678/
Chaiyaoup676/
Chioiu676/
Chioux675/
Scioux673/
Siaheu672/
Chiouh672/
Shioud671/
Sihaou671/
Siaoup671/
Chyaou671/
Seheiu671/
Saiiau671/
Chiouz671/
Shious671/
Chyaus671/
Chaiyautt671/
Chioyu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schiau
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