Yiu Surname
Approximately 43,478 people bear this surname
Yiu Surname User-submission:
The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.
Yiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 37,781 | 1:194 | 50 |
| United States | 1,705 | 1:212,586 | 20,766 |
| Canada | 1,150 | 1:32,040 | 4,166 |
| Singapore | 920 | 1:5,987 | 383 |
| Macau | 585 | 1:1,028 | 153 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| England | 230 | 1:242,252 | 19,814 |
| China | 197 | 1:6,940,719 | 517 |
| Philippines | 120 | 1:843,652 | 78,842 |
| Malaysia | 81 | 1:364,126 | 19,261 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Yiu (7,609) may also be a first name.
Yiu Surname Meaning
Yiu Demographics
Average Yiu Salary in
United States
$51,724 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yiu has its highest incidence in Hong Kong. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,905th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 167,615 people. The surname Yiu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Yiu reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 73,475th most common first name throughout the world, held by 7,609 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 37,781 people, or 1 in 194. Excluding Hong Kong this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Yiu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yiu surname are 19.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yiu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.04% more than the national average, earning R 541,908 per year; in United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.6% more than the national average, earning $59,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yieu | 86 | 230 | / |
| Yiou | 86 | 123 | / |
| Yiau | 86 | 33 | / |
| Yiui | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ayiu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Eyiu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yihu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Yiuz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Uyiu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yiud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yoiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yu | 80 | 19,083,843 | / |
| Iu | 80 | 5,213 | / |
| Ayiou | 75 | 112 | / |
| Yihui | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ayius | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yihou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gayiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hayiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yioup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huyiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| You | 67 | 2,002,369 | / |
| Yue | 67 | 1,604,138 | / |
| Yus | 67 | 6,341 | / |
| Yuh | 67 | 5,747 | / |
| Jiu | 67 | 4,472 | / |
| Yua | 67 | 3,707 | / |
| Ieu | 67 | 2,789 | / |
| Iju | 67 | 2,141 | / |
| Hiu | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Yut | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Ius | 67 | 1,637 | / |
| Eyu | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Giu | 67 | 1,514 | / |
| Uiu | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Oyu | 67 | 1,233 | / |
| Uyu | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Yup | 67 | 891 | / |
| Yuy | 67 | 836 | / |
| Jyu | 67 | 630 | / |
| Ihu | 67 | 605 | / |
| Iue | 67 | 589 | / |
| Yuz | 67 | 358 | / |
| Hyu | 67 | 192 | / |
| Yud | 67 | 189 | / |
| Iua | 67 | 165 | / |
| Oiu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Iut | 67 | 72 | / |
| Iou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Țiu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Iup | 67 | 47 | / |
| Iud | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yux | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yuj | 67 | 28 | / |
| Iuz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yhu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Iuh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iuu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iuy | 67 | 22 | / |
| I'U | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eiu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iuj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Șiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyiohu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ițu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuď | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuȗ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoiouu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yiu
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