Qiu is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Qiu
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Qiu

How popular is Qiu?

Qiu is common in China.

Qiu is ranked 109 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Qius grew by 128.7487 per cent to 4424 since 2000 and ranked 7520 after elevating 6716 spots. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 98.21 98.45
White 0.84 0.31
Others 0.75 0.78
Qiu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 4519948 people have been found who wears Qiu as their family name. Qiu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,235 Costa Rica7
1,179 South Korea7
9,053 Senegal5
122,390 Belarus4
10,762 Hungary3
14,126 Colombia3
35,184 Poland3
35,789 Turkey3
127,708 Czech Republic3
5,217 Zambia2
82,478 South Africa2
8,995 Uganda2
95,312 Argentina2
1,500,361 India2
12,844 Pakistan2
40,256 Mexico2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
10,284 Kuwait2
5,916 Mozambique1
6,033 Benin1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
7,191 Afghanistan1
8,268 Mauritius1
3,214 Niger1
2,057 Myanmar1
15,705 Cameroon1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
3,993 El Salvador1
2,613 The Bahamas1
17,236 Ghana1
11,923 Slovenia1
25,721 Egypt1
12,745 Luxembourg1
10,683 Cyprus1
29,595 Iran1
3,952 Yemen1
36,814 Romania1
734 Chad1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
1,892 Japan43
2,848 Thailand40
13,773 Denmark39
8,720 Qatar29
282,307 Russia27
186,451 Ukraine16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
19,298 Belgium89
5,257 Wales68
5,083 Ireland66
6,628 Portugal65
122,493 Indonesia62
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Qiu:
3,166 Malaysia784
31,514 Italy291
39,199 Philippines258
13,228 Netherlands213
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
4,040 New Zealand189
2,061 Panama163
5,931 Sweden160
8,140 Austria157
430 Macau134
69,781 Brazil127
9,314 Switzerland126
5,046 Scotland112
6,877 Finland109
Countries with thousands of Qiu:
8,069 United States4,644
239 Taiwan3,245
2,069 Spain2,417
3,823 Germany2,320
242 Hong Kong1,898
2,890 Canada1,661
335 Singapore1,591
1,404 Vietnam1,391
2,345 Australia1,324
1,243 Cambodia1,173
6,393 England1,097
8,716 France1,029
Countries with millions of Qiu:
65 China4,492,324
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Qiu Namesakes

  • Huang Qiushuang, Gymnast
  • Bai Qiuming, Speed Skater
  • Bai Qiuming, Speed Skater
  • Ye Qiuyu, Tennis Player
  • Ye Qiuyu, Tennis Player
  • Yuen Qiu, Actress
  • Huang Qiushuang, Gymnast
  • Peng Qiu, Professor
  • Yuen Qiu, Actress
  • He Qiuxia, Musical Artist
  • In 2013, Haien Qiu played the role of Ana in thriller film Mujer conejo.