Ghiu Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ghiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania511:393,68432,593
India471:16,320,540259,912
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ghiu (180) may also be a first name.

Ghiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghiu (Oriya: ଘିଉ) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghiu is the 1,746,159th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Ghiu occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Ghiu live; 46 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 679,247th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 180 people.

Ghiu is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 393,684. In Romania it is most numerous in: Vrancea County, where 86 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Bacău County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghieu8939/
Ghițu8938/
Ghiuș891/
Ghiuş891/
Gohiu891/
Nghiu891/
Ghețiu8030/
Ghiouh801/
Gehius801/
Guiu753,558/
Goiu75121/
Gieu75110/
Gehu7593/
Gihu7549/
Géhu754/
Ghyu752/
Ghju752/
Gjhu751/
Gahaiyu735/
Ghoiuyt731/
Gagiu672,348/
Gaiju67959/
Gojhu67889/
Gugiu67599/
Gheju67578/
Gegiu67343/
Gogiu67266/
Ghețu67215/
Gajiu67157/
Gajhu67114/
Gieux6796/
Gheșu6753/
Gaiyu6728/
Gejhu6719/
Gujhu679/
Gehou679/
Gheåu674/
Gihus674/
Giehu674/
Guțiu674/
Goihu673/
Guiju672/
Ghoju672/
Gayiu672/
Gujiu672/
Gaaiu671/
Gihou671/
Ghuju671/
Goius671/
Goiud671/
Gihud671/
Ghyuj671/
Gyhuj671/
Gheyu671/
Gâjiu671/
Guihu671/
Guițu671/
Gjhau671/
Goțiu671/
Ngoiu671/

Ghiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghiu in the Oriya language
ଘିଉghi'u-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghiu
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