Siyau Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Siyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siyau? popularity and diffusion

Siyau is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Siyau occurs predominantly 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 held first name world-wide, borne by 105 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Siyau exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siyahu91121/
Shiyau9112/
Siayau914/
Siyaou911/
Hsiyau911/
Shiyaau835/
Saiyaou831/
Siyaush831/
Siyou80655/
Ziyau80132/
Sayau80114/
Seiyu80111/
Suiau8036/
Saiyu8036/
Suyau8031/
Saiau8027/
Sijau8026/
Jiyau8016/
Suiyu808/
Syiau808/
Giyau805/
Seiau804/
Seyau804/
Siyeu804/
Siuyu803/
Soyau801/
Saiyut731,626/
Shayau73721/
Shiyou73322/
Saiyou73253/
Saiyud73190/
Sayaou73114/
Soyaux7343/
Shioyu7341/
Saiaut7334/
Sayahu7313/
Sieyou7312/
Sheiyu7311/
Saiyua739/
Seiyou738/
Ziyaau737/
Shuiyu737/
Saijau733/
Siajeu732/
Saijyu732/
Seyaou732/
Siyoud732/
Shaiyu732/
Shaiau732/
Seiyud732/
Saiyue732/
Chiyau732/
Jiyaut731/
Jiyaou731/
Syyeau731/
Jiyauj731/
Sogiau731/
Soiyou731/
Sayaud731/
Saiyus731/
Saiaud731/
Hsiuyu731/
Siyeus731/
Sayaux731/
Shijau731/
Sagiau731/
Ssiyou731/
Seyaua731/
Suiyue731/
Ziyaou731/
Suyu672,087/
Suiu67721/
Soyu67277/
Shaayau67153/
Soiu67103/
Souyaux6727/
Seyu6722/
Seiu6712/
Shahyau6710/
Shayahu676/
Chiyaou676/
Shuiyue675/
Sayahou674/
Saihyut674/
Zaiyaou672/
Djiyaou672/
Saiyuth672/
Shouiau671/
Shayaou671/
Sijahou671/
Séau671/
Sayaoud671/
Seiahui671/

Siyau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siyau in the Hindi language
सियाऊsiya'u50
सियौsiyau25
सियाउsiya'u25

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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
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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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