Shiau Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:580,86447,547
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Taiwan481:488,4323,698
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
China141:97,665,8265,141
Maldives131:31,0901,777
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Shiau (2,956) may also be a first name.

Shiau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shiau occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shiau.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 393,535th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Shiau reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shiau is also the 133,327th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,956 people.

The last name Shiau is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 580,864. In The United States Shiau is primarily concentrated in: California, where 39 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 8 percent live and Taiwan, where 5 percent live.

Shiau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shiau last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shiau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiau911,226/
Siau894,097/
Shaiyau831/
Schiaus830/
Chiau8016,349/
Siaud80360/
Sciau8079/
Siaut8076/
Hsiau8058/
Siaou8042/
Siaux8032/
Siaus8031/
Siaup801/
Siauh801/
Siahou73130/
Shioju7371/
Sciaux7370/
Şchiau7370/
Shiouh7348/
Șchiau7345/
Shioyu7341/
Saiyau7338/
Siaheu732/
Sihaou731/
Siaoup731/
Sciaou731/
Seheiu731/
Saiiau731/
Shious731/
Shioud731/
Syau6723/
Chiahou6720/
Shayyau676/
Xiau675/
Saiyaud673/
Chihaou672/
Saiyaou671/
Siahaou671/
Sihahou671/
Shyahut671/
Shyahou671/
Chaiyau671/

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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 Shiau
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