Siau Surname

112,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Siau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,0301:14,5291,483
Indonesia3301:400,75533,989
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Solomon Islands2531:2,293205
Belgium2421:47,5077,720
Singapore1881:29,2961,115
Papua New Guinea1861:43,8375,367
France1431:464,49566,161
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brunei611:6,864951
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Chile321:550,51513,718
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England121:4,643,172139,951
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Wales91:343,83718,086
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Siau (7,600) may also be a first name.

Siau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siau is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Siau is the 112,981st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,778,752 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Siau live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 73,534th most common first name at a global level, held by 7,600 people.

Siau is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2,030 people, or 1 in 14,529. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 30 percent are found, Johor, where 27 percent are found and Selangor, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Siau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Siau are 5.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Siau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year and in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiau89898/
Siaud89360/
Sciau8979/
Siaut8976/
Hsiau8958/
Siaou8942/
Siaux8932/
Siaus8931/
Siaup891/
Siauh891/
Schiau801,226/
Siahou80130/
Sciaux8070/
Saiyau8038/
Saijau803/
Siaheu802/
Saiiau801/
Sciaou801/
Sihaou801/
Siaoup801/
Sagiau801/
Sogiau801/
Saou755,840/
Saau75285/
Soiu75103/
Syau7523/
Xiau755/
Sa'u752/
Soau752/
Saïu751/
Sağu751/
Séau751/
Saiyaud733/
Shaiyau731/
Sihahou731/
Siahaou731/
Saiyaou731/
Schiaus730/
Saoud6726,488/
Chiau6716,349/
Saiju671,525/
Saout671,362/
Sahou67902/
Sahuu67359/
Sajju67337/
Seiju67224/
Saaou67198/
Syaus67185/
Saiyahut67154/
Saaud67125/
Sayiu67120/
Seiyu67111/
Saous67103/
Sagiu6761/
Soius6740/
Saiyu6736/
Soiuz6729/
Saohu6724/
Sajiu6721/
Sa'ud6721/
Soaud6718/
Sahuľ6718/
Saaut6718/
Sayju6716/
Seahu6716/
Soahu6712/
Syaut6711/
Shaou6710/
Ssahu679/
Shaau679/
Xiaou679/
Siouï678/
Sahuj676/
Syaud676/
Sa'au675/
Saaiu674/
Jsahu673/
Sajhu673/
Saayu673/
Sauhu673/
Saiiu673/
Saouy673/
Syauz672/
Saoup672/
Sojiu672/
Sieou672/
Seeau672/
Seaou672/
Saouh672/
Sauiu671/
Zsahu671/
Sgahu671/
Ssaou671/
Sauoe671/
Siouh671/
Sioiu671/
Saoux671/
Sauou671/
Sau'u671/
Saïou671/
Séaut671/
Saouz671/
Suoau671/
Xiahu671/
Sauus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Siau
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