Yiu Surname

12,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yiu Surname User-submission:

The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.

Yiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong37,7811:19450
United States1,7051:212,58620,766
Canada1,1501:32,0404,166
Singapore9201:5,987383
Macau5851:1,028153
Australia2631:102,64511,557
England2301:242,25219,814
China1971:6,940,719517
Philippines1201:843,65278,842
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Thailand811:872,078137,928
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
France231:2,887,944200,772
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Norway161:321,39331,311
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Yiu (7,609) may also be a first name.

Yiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.

- byiu000

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.

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Yhu6724/
Iuh6723/
Iuu6723/
Iuy6722/
I'U6713/
Eiu6713/
Iuj677/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yiu
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