Tieu Surname

8,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Tieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam52,9901:1,748132
Ivory Coast7,1311:3,235312
United States2,5951:139,67614,548
Canada5561:66,2697,672
Australia3621:74,5748,754
France811:820,03498,127
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Norway161:321,39331,311
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales81:386,81619,671
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tiêu (3) & Tiểu (1) are calculated separately.

Tieu (11,167) may also be a first name.

Tieu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tieu (Oriya: ତିୟୁ) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Tiêu or Tiểu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tieu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,842nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 113,807 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Tieu live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Viet-Asia. Tieu is also the 56,896th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 11,167 people.

This last name is most widespread in Vietnam, where it is carried by 52,990 people, or 1 in 1,748. In Vietnam Tieu is primarily found in: Mekong River Delta, where 28 percent are found, Southeast, where 23 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Vietnam this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Tieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tieu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 259,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tieu last name are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.34% registered with the party.

The amount Tieu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.21% less than the national average, earning 244,987 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning 84,232,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiêu923/
Tiểu921/
Thieu8926,961/
Tieuh8944/
Tieou8942/
Tieux8912/
Tieus892/
Tieau891/
Tieeu891/
Tieui891/
Tieyu891/
Tiu8631,675/
Thieux80433/
Tiehou80170/
Tahieu8041/
Tajieu8010/
Tioheu802/
Thieut802/
Teijeu801/
Tieheu801/
Tiehui801/
Teju755,225/
Tiyu753,641/
Teou752,224/
Tiou751,610/
Tjiu751,381/
Tius75991/
Tiut75656/
Tjeu75550/
Tuiu75336/
Toiu75315/
Tihu75254/
Tehu75192/
Tiju75177/
Teau75164/
Teiu75136/
Teyu7575/
Thiu7549/
Tiup7537/
Tiue7521/
Teeu7514/
Tiiu7513/
Tiua7513/
Tițu759/
Tyiu757/
Teșu756/
Tiuh755/
Tyeu754/
Tiud754/
Tiuu753/
Tiuz752/
Tiuy752/
Tgiu752/
Tueu751/
Tiuí751/
Tiuş751/
Tiuţ751/
Tiuj751/
Tiux751/
Dtiu751/
Htiu751/
Thihieu733/
Tahieou732/
Tihehou731/
Theou671,637/
Tijou67852/
Thiou67438/
Teyou67405/
Taiju67367/
Taiyu67320/
Tehou67305/
Tjiou67205/
Tehau67178/
Teahu67158/
Tijau67147/
Tjhiu67138/
Thehu67127/
Teiju67124/
Tagiu67101/
Tejou6789/
Teiyu6775/
Teehu6774/
Tiyou6773/
Tihou6765/
Tiyut6762/
Thiup6751/
Teeyu6746/
Tijus6744/
Tjeuh6740/
Tihus6735/
Tyeou6731/
Thiud6730/
Tiyus6726/
Tijju6725/
Tiuss6725/
Tayiu6723/
Tihut6722/
Tigiu6720/
Tiouh6719/
Toiut6718/
Tiiue6717/
Tihui6714/
Tiaou6710/
Teoyu678/
Tiuch678/
Tiahu678/
Teuyu677/
Tehuy677/
Toiyu676/
Tejuj675/
Theju675/
Tioui675/
Tejud675/
Tihoe674/
Tihiu674/
Tiiua674/
Teous674/
Tiuts674/
Ștoiu674/
Tihau674/
Thieault673/
Tiyup673/
Tejuh673/
Tajiu672/
Te'au672/
Te'eu672/
Teius672/
Toius671/
Ttiju671/
Ttiyu671/
Tuius671/
Tejju671/
Teout671/
Tiuiy671/
Theiu671/
Tiius671/
Tijgu671/
Tyeiu671/
Thiếu671/
Togiu671/
Teaau671/
Teaou671/
Tiyua671/
Tiyuh671/
Tiihu671/
Tijuy671/
Tyoiu671/
Tyheu671/
Tijiu671/
Tehiu671/
Tihup671/
Tioyu671/
Toyiu671/
Tujiu671/
Teeju671/
Teoup670/

Tieu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tieu in the Oriya language
ତିୟୁtiyu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tieu
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