Tshiu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tshiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tshiu (351) may also be a first name.

Tshiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshiu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tshiu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tshiu is also the 465,148th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 351 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Tshiu is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, Free State, where 21 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Beside South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Tshiu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshiu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.79% less than the national average, earning R 45,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshiou9112/
Tshieu914/
Tschiu911/
Tshiuy911/
Tsiu892,266/
Tshiheu834/
Tshiehu834/
Tshihut831/
Tshiuyi831/
Ts'iu80936/
T'Siu80118/
Tsieu8011/
Tsiou8010/
Tsi'u809/
Tsiuh808/
Tsziu806/
Tsiua805/
Tsihu802/
Tsciu801/
Tsehu801/
Tsuiu801/
Tsiue801/
Tchiu801/
Tshiouhe773/
Tshihuis771/
Tshihuha771/
Tsyhui7356/
Tssiou7310/
Tsehui735/
Tsihou734/
Tshehu732/
Tsyheu731/
Tsieou731/
Tshoyu731/
Tt'siu731/
Tsiuiu731/
Tchoiu731/
Tsihus731/
Chiu67135,263/
Tziu672,035/
Tchihou67213/
Tšiu67101/
Tsyu6797/
Tsiaous6779/
Sciu6766/
Tsyhush6719/
Tchihui675/
Tsiahou675/
Zhiu675/
Tchijou672/
Tossiou671/
Tsuihui671/
Tsyuhyi671/
Zsiu671/

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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 Tshiu
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