Xiao Surname

68th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,115,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Xiao Surname User-submission:

The surname Xiao comes from the Chinese word 小 (xiǎo), meaning 'small' or 'little'. Variants of the surname may include Xiaoli or Xiaoxiao. While Xiao is often used as a surname, it is also a common given name. In Chinese culture, Xiao can convey a sense of youthfulness or modesty.

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Xiao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China7,888,4761:17339
Taiwan181,3591:12928
Thailand12,9501:5,455191
Singapore7,6311:722122
United States7,2921:49,7066,023
Hong Kong5,8191:1,261124
Canada2,2441:16,4202,374
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Australia1,4751:18,3022,554
Macau1,1121:541106
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Japan5071:252,15810,206
England5041:110,55211,426
Vietnam4321:214,458991
Malaysia4271:69,0735,040
Spain3751:124,6729,622
France3371:197,10030,644
Germany2271:354,65034,247
New Zealand2101:21,5633,783
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Sweden1041:94,6806,886
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Italy541:1,132,53173,160
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Chile401:440,41211,644
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Belize311:11,4671,398
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Denmark241:235,19618,480
South Korea231:2,227,837484
Finland221:249,85019,707
Norway191:270,64728,127
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Austria171:500,90847,931
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
India111:69,733,217610,955
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Panama71:558,8949,437
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Xiao (64,386) may also be a first name.

Xiao Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Xiao comes from the Chinese word 小 (xiǎo), meaning 'small' or 'little'. Variants of the surname may include Xiaoli or Xiaoxiao. While Xiao is often used as a surname, it is also a common given name. In Chinese culture, Xiao can convey a sense of youthfulness or modesty.

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Xiao Last Name Facts

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

Xiao is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Xiao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 898 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Xiao are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Xiao is also the 14,923rd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 64,386 people.

Xiao is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 7,888,476 people, or 1 in 173. Excluding China this surname is found in 109 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Xiao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Xiao surname are 8.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Xiao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.86% more than the national average, earning 625,903 kr per year; in Peru they earn 185.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,264 per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning 85,585,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $50,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xiaou899/
Xihao892/
Xiaoy892/
Xiaoz892/
Xiaoa891/
Xiaos891/
Xi'ao891/
Jxiao891/
Xiaop891/
Xiaoi891/
Xiahou80164/
Xiaohu8030/
Quxiao803/
Xiao'e801/
Xujiao801/
Xiehao801/
Siao754,279/
Xioa756/
Xeao752/
Xioo751/
Hsiao678,694/
Chiao671,850/
Shiao67929/
Siaho67457/
Siaoa67131/
Zihao6743/
Siaou6742/
Sihao6726/
Qsiao671/

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