Tiu Surname

17,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Tiu Surname User-submission:

The surname Tiu is a romanized version of Zhang from Hokkien language.

Tiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines11,1951:9,043834
India7,4051:103,5876,792
Guatemala7,1441:2,251374
Malaysia1,5901:18,5501,776
United States1,3031:278,17325,976
Romania1,1821:16,9862,193
Vietnam3371:274,9141,104
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Taiwan691:339,7792,708
Moldova641:55,6467,888
Australia591:457,55435,515
Hong Kong551:133,3722,925
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
England181:3,095,448105,421
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
China131:105,178,5825,529
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brunei61:69,7881,791
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Macau11:601,6301,582

The alternate forms: Tíu (1) & Tiú (1) are calculated separately.

Tiu (3,214) may also be a first name.

Tiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tiu is a romanized version of Zhang from Hokkien language.

- sophiat

Tiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiu (Hindi: टिाू, Marathi: तीऊ, Oriya: ତିଉ, Russian: Тиу) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms: Tíu or Tiú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,487th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 230,072 people. The last name Tiu occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Tiu reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 126,582nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 3,214 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11,195 people, or 1 in 9,043. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 32 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 9 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and Guatemala, where 23 percent are found.

Tiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tiu last name are 4.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.37% registered with the party.

The amount Tiu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.45% less than the national average, earning R 191,424 per year; in United States they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $50,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tíu891/
Tiú891/
Tieu8664,034/
Tiou861,610/
Tjiu861,381/
Tius86991/
Tiut86656/
Tuiu86336/
Toiu86315/
Tihu86254/
Tiju86177/
Teiu86136/
Thiu8649/
Tiup8637/
Tiue8621/
Tiua8613/
Tițu869/
Tiuh865/
Tiud864/
Tiuu863/
Tiuz862/
Tiuy862/
Tgiu862/
Tiuí861/
Tiểu861/
Tiuş861/
Tiuţ861/
Tiuj861/
Tiux861/
Dtiu861/
Htiu861/
Thieu7526,961/
Tijou75852/
Thiou75438/
Taiju75367/
Taiyu75320/
Tjiou75205/
Tijau75147/
Teiju75124/
Tagiu75101/
Teiyu7575/
Tihou7565/
Thiup7551/
Tijus7544/
Tieuh7544/
Tieou7542/
Tihus7535/
Thiud7530/
Tijju7525/
Tiuss7525/
Tayiu7523/
Tihut7522/
Tiouh7519/
Toiut7518/
Tihui7514/
Tiaou7510/
Tiuch758/
Tiahu758/
Toiyu756/
Tioui755/
Tiuts754/
Ștoiu754/
Tihau754/
Tajiu752/
Teius752/
Toius751/
Ttiju751/
Tuius751/
Tiuiy751/
Theiu751/
Tieau751/
Tieeu751/
Tieui751/
Tijgu751/
Thiếu751/
Togiu751/
Tijuy751/
Tyoiu751/
Tijiu751/
Tehiu751/
Tihup751/
Tieyu751/
Tioyu751/
Toyiu751/
Tujiu751/
Tju677,124/
Tyu672,962/
Tiehou67170/
Dotiou67145/
Tió6791/
Tijoux6788/
Tugiau6775/
Tahieu6741/
Tajiou6730/
Tagiou6723/
Tiohou6722/
Tiahou677/
Tioyuh675/
Știoiu674/
Thiaou673/
Téu673/
Tioheu672/
Teihou672/
Taiyue672/
Tuiush671/
Tayius671/
Thiush671/
Taijou671/
Tău671/
Tegiou671/
Teijeu671/
Teijou671/
Theiou671/
Tajiud671/
Thiouh671/
Thugiu671/
Tieheu671/
Tiehui671/
Tijuha671/
Tuiutt671/
Taijiu671/
Taijud671/
Taiyud671/
Tihust670/

Tiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiu in the Marathi language
तीऊti'u-
Tiu in the Oriya language
ତିଉti'u86.99
ତୀଉti'u4.31
ତିୟୁtiyu3.48
Tiu in the Hindi language
टिाूtiau33.33
टिऊti'u16.67
तीुtiu16.67
टीऊti'u16.67
टीउti'u16.67
Tiu in the Russian language
Тиуtiu-

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