Syau Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Syau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Syau (214) may also be a first name.

Syau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syau (Hindi: स्याऊ, Russian: Сяу) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Syau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Syau is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Syau occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Syau live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 617,781st most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 214 people.

Syau is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Syau Last Name Statistics demography

Syau earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syaus89185/
Syaut8911/
Syaud896/
Syauz892/
Saiyau8038/
Syaush8010/
Sayyau805/
Seyyau801/
Syahuz801/
Syaoud801/
Siau754,097/
Syou7510/
Xyau751/
Zyau751/
Sayyeau73131/
Saayaou7334/
Shayyau736/
Saiyaud733/
Shyahou731/
Saiyaou731/
Shaiyau731/
Shyahut731/
Shiau67898/
Suyyahuh67366/
Siaud67360/
Saiyahut67154/
Sciau6779/
Siaut6776/
Hsiau6758/
Siaou6742/
Siaux6732/
Siaus6731/
Chyau6723/
Seahu6716/
Syoud6713/
Seaou672/
Sahayaou671/
Siaup671/
Siauh671/

Syau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syau in the Hindi language
स्याऊsya'u63.16
स्याउsya'u36.84
Syau in the Russian language
Сяуsau-

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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 Syau
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