Xie Surname

45th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,214,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Xie Surname User-submission:

Xie is the Chinese character for 'thanks' or 'gratitude'. The phrase xie xie is commonly used to thank someone.

Xie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China10,771,5251:12729
Taiwan383,4791:6113
Thailand19,1671:3,68596
United States10,9181:33,1984,140
Singapore9,6771:56997
Hong Kong6,1001:1,203121
Canada3,3991:10,8401,630
Australia1,9661:13,7311,966
Macau1,3461:44794
Spain8711:53,6764,978
France7851:84,61512,019
England6371:87,4699,520
Malaysia3971:74,2935,335
Dominican Republic3851:27,0991,663
Japan3621:353,16112,054
New Zealand2891:15,6692,731
Germany2611:308,45031,327
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Netherlands2201:76,76012,983
Suriname2171:2,547375
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sweden1801:54,7044,230
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Ecuador891:178,7177,540
Chile721:244,6737,410
Venezuela721:419,5018,522
Aruba511:2,029300
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Honduras501:176,3292,117
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Hungary481:204,50617,202
Norway471:109,41014,618
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Greece321:346,24348,387
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Costa Rica301:159,3362,242
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Finland211:261,74820,300
South Korea211:2,440,012510
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Panama151:260,8176,584
Wales151:206,30213,003
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belize121:29,6232,063
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tonga91:11,924307
India81:95,883,173728,828
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Curaçao41:39,312638
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Xie (262,397) may also be a first name.

Xie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Xie is the Chinese character for 'thanks' or 'gratitude'. The phrase xie xie is commonly used to thank someone.

- kevinxie

A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.

- exodiah

Xie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xie is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Xie? popularity and diffusion

Xie is the 45th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 650 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Xie reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 4,010th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 262,397 people.

The last name Xie is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 10,771,525 people, or 1 in 127. Apart from China it occurs in 118 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Xie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Xie last name are 15.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Xie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.44% less than the national average, earning €6,474 per year; in Norway they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning 313,717 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,236 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning R 240,816 per year; in United States they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $47,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xaie86183/
Nxie8617/
Xiye8614/
Zxie867/
Xihe867/
Xier864/
Xieh863/
Xiea862/
Jxie861/
Xiee861/
Xiey861/
Sxie861/
Xeie861/
Xoie861/
Xi'e861/
Xyie861/
Xiez861/
Xiie861/
Xije861/
Xsie861/
Xies860/
Xi80774,021/
Xe802,559/
XieYe75156/
Xowie7595/
Xiehe7562/
Xieji7516/
Xujie7511/
Xi'er7511/
Xoeie759/
Xieya758/
Quxie756/
Xijie755/
Xieai753/
Xhiej752/
Xhieh751/
Nxeie751/
Nxaie751/
Xhihe751/
Kxiez751/
Xue673,740,699/
Sie6719,731/
Xep674,068/
Xoi67267/
Xoe67188/
Xit67176/
Xae67112/
Xui6798/
Xet6768/
Xis6752/
Xai6745/
Xhi6736/
Xes6732/
Xii6728/
Xeu6720/
Xee6716/
Xer6715/
Gxe6715/
Nxe6714/
Qxe6713/
Xei6712/
Xea6712/
Xey6712/
XieHui6712/
Nxi6711/
Xiz679/
Xez679/
Xeh678/
Cxe678/
Xzi678/
Cxi678/
Xio677/
Hxe677/
Xih677/
Xhe677/
Xxi676/
Xsi676/
Xiehai676/
Kxi676/
Qxi676/
Xip676/
Xce676/
Xje676/
Xze675/
Xgi675/
Xiejie675/
Xiy675/
Xji675/
Hxi675/
Xej674/
Xed674/
Gxi673/
Xxe673/
Xayier672/
Xci672/
Xye672/
Xyi672/
Kxe672/
Xid671/
Xaiier671/
Xge671/
Xij671/
Xse671/

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