Hsiao is used as a family name or surname in Taiwan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hsiao
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Taiwan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Hsiao

How popular is Hsiao?

Hsiao is common in Taiwan.

Hsiao is ranked 1722 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hsiaos grew by 20.74275 per cent to 2666 since 2000 and ranked 11751 after elevating 1048 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.97 95.83
Others 2.93 2.72
White 1.8 1.27
Hispanic or Latino 0.23 0
Hsiao is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Taiwan is ahead in terms of density. Around 314894 people have been found who wears Hsiao as their family name. Hsiao is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
567,967 Indonesia6
720,003 Russia4
6,779 Nicaragua3
78,945 Argentina3
108,034 Italy3
5,726 Puerto Rico2
883 Macau2
10,395 Latvia2
26,532 Chile2
4,104 South Korea2
19,093 Finland2
2,617 Cambodia2
40,256 Mexico2
23,344 Austria2
34,681 Norway2
3,871 Paraguay2
717 Bhutan1
58,885 Poland1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
66,560 Philippines1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,578 Guam1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
2,057 Myanmar1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
19,533 Uruguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
46,461 Netherlands40
11,040 Scotland39
3,338 Thailand27
36,547 Switzerland27
378,102 India24
42,407 Sweden22
3,578 Japan19
81,586 Spain17
4,076 Costa Rica14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,515 New Zealand83
Countries with hundreds of Hsiao:
505 Hong Kong605
4,024 Malaysia582
8,805 Canada458
17,618 England312
37,583 Brazil302
38,477 Germany269
10,767 Australia258
22,865 South Africa256
1,626 Singapore254
71,478 France135
Countries with thousands of Hsiao:
9,048 United States4,094
1,404 Vietnam1,391
Countries with hundred thousands of Hsiao:
291 China161,461
33 Taiwan144,107
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Hsiao Namesakes

  • Gooi Hsiao Leung, Politician
  • Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Film director
  • Mei Yu Hsiao, Professional Road Racing Cyclist
  • Shu-shen Hsiao, Actress
  • Chiang Hsiao-yung, Politician
  • Huan-Wen Hsiao, Actor
  • Jam Hsiao, Singer
  • Tyzen Hsiao, Composer
  • Ko Hsiao Pao, Actor
  • Ju-kuan Hsiao, Film Editor
  • In 1975 adventure film, Pao xiao shan lin, You Hsiao characterized N.
  • Yu-Fei Hsiao, from 1988 thriller movie Ji qing sha shou, who played N.
  • In 1970 drama film, Ku qing hua, Shan Hsiao characterized N.
  • Yen Hsiao, from 1956 drama, musical movie Yu ye hua, who played N.
  • Hsueh Hsiao played small character of N in 1965 drama, romance movie Xiao nu de yuan wang.
  • In 1955, Ling Hsiao played the role of Ching Chi in drama film Er nu qing shen.
  • Huang-Lung Hsiao, from 1978 action, comedy movie Hu tu san xia ke, who characterized N.
  • Chin Hsiao portrayed the small character of N in 1980 action, comedy movie Shi ying xiong chong ying xiong.

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