Shiu Surname
Approximately 13,220 people bear this surname
Shiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 9,755 | 1:752 | 98 |
| United States | 1,378 | 1:263,033 | 24,812 |
| Canada | 485 | 1:75,970 | 8,567 |
| Singapore | 432 | 1:12,749 | 598 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| China | 60 | 1:22,788,693 | 1,256 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Taiwan | 39 | 1:601,147 | 4,434 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Mauritius | 7 | 1:184,774 | 8,416 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Shiu (6,491) may also be a first name.
Shiu Demographics
Shiu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiu (Bengali: শিউ, Hindi: शिऊ, Oriya: ଶିଉ, Russian: Шиу) is found in Hong Kong more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 39,702nd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 551,252 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Shiu reside; 76 percent reside in East Asia and 76 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Shiu is also the 81,468th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 6,491 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 9,755 people, or 1 in 752. Without taking into account Hong Kong this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Shiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Shiu are 27.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shiu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 20.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,455 per year; in United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $60,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiu in the Bengali language | ||
| শিউ | si'u | - |
| Shiu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଉ | si'u | 77.78 |
| ସିଉ | si'u | 22.22 |
| Shiu in the Hindi language | ||
| शिऊ | si'u | 54.04 |
| शिउ | si'u | 24.52 |
| शीऊ | si'u | 16.01 |
| शीउ | si'u | 4.99 |
| शीलू | silu | 0.15 |
| शिउ् | si'u | 0.15 |
| Shiu in the Russian language | ||
| Шиу | siu | - |
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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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- 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 Shiu
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