Zhiyu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore

Zhiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China131:105,178,5825,529
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Zhiyu (8,192) may also be a first name.

Zhiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhiyu is found most in China. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhiyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Zhiyu live; 44 percent live in East Asia and 41 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Zhiyu is also the 69,977th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 8,192 people.

Zhiyu is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 105,178,582. Without taking into account China this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhiyue915/
Zhiyou915/
Ziyu8951/
Chiyu8077/
Ziyue8011/
Ziyou8010/
Zehyu808/
Ziyhu805/
Zhieu801/
Zehiou73105/
Zehyou7366/
Chiuyu7354/
Chiyou737/
Ziyuhe731/
Zihiou731/
Chiyue731/
Zieyou731/
Zhijiu731/
Chioyu731/
Chihyu731/
Chioayu67233/
Siyu67199/
Giyu6765/
Jiyu6759/
Ziju6731/
Chihuyu6710/
Ciyu678/
Zehoyou672/
Chiyoju672/
Zeahyou671/
Chiyoyu671/
Chiyohu671/
Zeehyou671/
Dzuhuyu671/
Zehaiou671/
Tchiyou671/
Tshiyut671/

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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
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  • 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 Zhiyu
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