Ts'iu Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ts'iu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ts'iu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho9341:2,176270
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ts'iu (385) may also be a first name.

Ts'iu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ts'iu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ts'iu occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ts'iu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 380,890th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,785,840 people. Ts'iu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ts'iu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ts'iu is also the 441,679th most widespread first name internationally, held by 385 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 934 people, or 1 in 2,176. In Lesotho it is most common in: Berea District, where 22 percent reside, Maseru District, where 18 percent reside and Leribe District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsiu892,266/
T'Siu80118/
Tshiu8044/
Tsieu8011/
Tsiou8010/
Tsi'u809/
Tsiuh808/
Tsziu806/
Tsiua805/
Tsihu802/
Tsiue801/
Tsuiu801/
Tsciu801/
Tshiou7312/
Tssiou7310/
Tshieu734/
Tsihou734/
Ts'eou733/
Tshiuy731/
Tsieou731/
Tt'siu731/
Tschiu731/
Tsiuiu731/
Tsihus731/
Tziu672,035/
Tšiu67101/
Tsyu6797/
Tsiaous6779/
Sciu6766/
Tsiahou675/
Tshiheu674/
Tshiehu674/
Zsiu671/
Tshihut671/
Tshiuyi671/
Tossiou671/
Tsuihui671/

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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 Ts'iu
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