Thieu Surname

20,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Thieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam24,7521:3,743175
Cambodia1,3461:11,5061,014
United States4151:873,39566,215
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Canada1011:364,80832,793
France671:991,384111,008
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
South Sudan251:456,603797
Israel181:475,42436,085
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
England131:4,286,005132,302
Norway101:514,22941,629
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Thiếu (1) are calculated separately.

Thieu (18,533) may also be a first name.

Thieu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thieu is more commonly found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Thiếu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thieu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thieu is the 20,291st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 270,300 people. Thieu is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Thieu live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Viet-Asia. Thieu is also the 40,007th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 18,533 people.

Thieu is most frequently held in Vietnam, where it is borne by 24,752 people, or 1 in 3,743. In Vietnam it is primarily found in: North Central, where 31 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 16 percent reside and Southeast, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Vietnam it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Thieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thieu last name are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Thieu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning 299,522 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning 92,645,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $49,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiếu931/
Thieux91433/
Tahieu9141/
Thieut912/
Tieu8964,034/
Thiu8949/
Thihieu833/
Tahieou832/
Theou801,637/
Thiou80438/
Tjhiu80138/
Thehu80127/
Thiup8051/
Tieuh8044/
Tieou8042/
Thiud8030/
Tieux8012/
Theju805/
Tihiu804/
Tieus802/
Theiu801/
Tieau801/
Tieeu801/
Tieui801/
Tyheu801/
Tehiu801/
Tieyu801/
Thieault773/
Tiu7531,675/
Teheux73384/
Tiehou73170/
Theyus7315/
Tajieu7310/
Thehut735/
Thiaou733/
Theeus733/
Theoux732/
Tihoiu732/
Tioheu732/
Thehou732/
Theous732/
Theyyu731/
Thiush731/
Theahu731/
Taheeu731/
Teijeu731/
Theiou731/
Thiouh731/
Thugiu731/
Tieheu731/
Tiehui731/
Theout730/
Teju675,225/
Tiyu673,641/
Teou672,224/
Tiou671,610/
Tjiu671,381/
Tius67991/
Tiut67656/
Tjeu67550/
Tuiu67336/
Toiu67315/
Tihu67254/
Tehu67192/
Tiju67177/
Teau67164/
Teiu67136/
Tjhu67105/
Tjehiua6782/
Teyu6775/
Tiup6737/
Thyu6727/
Tiue6721/
Tyhu6716/
Teeu6714/
Tiiu6713/
Tiua6713/
Tițu679/
Tyiu677/
Teșu676/
Thió675/
Tyeu674/
Tiud674/
Tiêu673/
Tiuu673/
Thehiou673/
Tiuz672/
Tiuy672/
Tgiu672/
Thiahou671/
Tiuí671/
Tiểu671/
Thêu671/
Tiuş671/
Tiuţ671/
Tihehou671/
Tauhiud671/
Tiuj671/
Tiux671/
Dtiu671/
Htiu671/

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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 Thieu
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