Schiau Surname
Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname
Schiau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,109 | 1:18,104 | 2,344 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Şchiau (70) & Șchiau (45) are calculated separately.
Schiau Demographics
Average Schiau Salary in
United States
$32,804 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şchiau | 94 | 70 | / |
| Șchiau | 94 | 45 | / |
| Schiaus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chiau | 91 | 16,349 | / |
| Shiau | 91 | 898 | / |
| Sciau | 91 | 79 | / |
| Sciaux | 83 | 70 | / |
| Sciaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Siau | 80 | 4,097 | / |
| Chiahou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chihaou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaiyau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaiyau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siaud | 73 | 360 | / |
| Siaut | 73 | 76 | / |
| Hsiau | 73 | 58 | / |
| Siaou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Siaux | 73 | 32 | / |
| Siaus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Chyau | 73 | 23 | / |
| Chiáu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siaup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaut | 71 | 123 | / |
| Chaiyaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiout | 67 | 260 | / |
| Siahou | 67 | 130 | / |
| Shioju | 67 | 71 | / |
| Shiouh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shioyu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Saiyau | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chious | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaiyaoup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chioiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chioux | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scioux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siaheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shioud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siaoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seheiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shious | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyautt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chioyu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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