Siyau Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Siyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Siyau (105) may also be a first name.
Siyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Siyau (Hindi: सियाऊ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siyau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Siyau live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Siyau is also the 920,134th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 105 people.
Siyau is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Siyau is most common in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Siyau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siyau in the Hindi language | ||
| सियाऊ | siya'u | 50 |
| सियौ | siyau | 25 |
| सियाउ | siya'u | 25 |
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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 Siyau
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