Hiu
given name · Chinese · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Hiu is a given name, most frequently recorded in Taiwan. In Hong Kong it is the 49th most common given name. It appears chiefly in Chinese and English, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Malay hiu (Standard yu), from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.
- HKHong Kong1 in 1.1K◐
- TWTaiwan1 in 15K
- USUnited States1 in 1.8M
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
- ≈270 ●
- Sources
- 134 ●
- 1 in 175K ◐
across 5 countries
5.5K records
Official registry-verified
Iceland
Meaning & origin●
- MalayhiuStandard yu●
- Proto-Malayic*hiu●
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic*hiu●
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*hiu●
- Proto-Austronesian*qiSu●
From Malay hiu (Standard yu), from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.
Sources 1
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world●
Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW Taiwan | — | 6,562 | 20 rec. | — | — | Hiu | 31 |
| HK Hong Kong | #49 | 3,479 | 2.1K rec. | — | — | Hiu | 83 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | 826 | 585 rec. | — | listed | Hiu | 52 |
| CN China | — | 334 | 192 rec. | — | — | Hiu | 42 |
| US United States | — | 187 | 2.2K rec. | 1 in 1.8M | 237 | Hiu | 134 |
| IN India | — | 130 | 71 rec. | — | 2 | Hiu | 6 |
| CA Canada | — | 128 | 124 rec. | — | 5 | Hiu | 43 |
| MY Malaysia | — | 75 | 0 rec. | — | — | Hiu | 13 |
| NL Netherlands | — | 53 | 64 rec. | 1 in 326K | 53 | Hiu | 13 |
| SG Singapore | — | 46 | 33 rec. | — | — | Hiu | 16 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | 30 | 23 rec. | — | — | Hiu | 7 |
| SE Sweden | — | 23△ | 1 rec. | 1 in 444K | 23 | — | 2 |
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.
Languages●
- Chinese14K55%
- English5.5K22%
- Vietnamese1.2K5%
- Indonesian8734%
- 7053%
Show as table
| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 13,510 | 55% |
| English | 5,480 | 22% |
| Vietnamese | 1,188 | 5% |
| Indonesian | 873 | 4% |
| 705 | 3% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Other recorded senses●
Hiu is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Akan, interj. an expression of fear or astonishment. Gr. § 145
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Sundanese, shark
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In zlm, shark; dogfish; generic for sharks, dogfish, hammerhead sharks, sawfish and beaked rays
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Hawaiian, to throw or fling violently, haul energetically with ropes
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Indonesian, shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Sundanese, generic name for all sharklike fish
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name●
- Lin Xiaob. 1920CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician
- Jiang Xiaoyuanb. 1955CNnot in their usual nameChinese astronomy historian
- Yang Xiaob. 1964CNnot in their usual nameChinese rower
- Wang Xiaob. 1968CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician
- Zhang Xiaolongb. 1975CNnot in their usual nameChinese actor
- Li Xiaolub. 1982CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress
- Chen Xiaob. 1987CNnot in their usual nameChinese television and film actor
- Chen Xiaob. 1989CNnot in their usual nameChinese association football player
- Sun Xiaob. 1992CNnot in their usual nameChinese field hockey player (1992-)
- Cui Xiaotongb. 1994CNnot in their usual nameChinese rower
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 25 sources across 15 countries.
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 79 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Hiu?
- We estimate roughly 270 people bear Hiu (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.
- In which country does Hiu have the most bearers?
- Hiu is most frequently recorded in Taiwan, where it is most often spelled hiu.
- How common is Hiu compared with other names?
- In Hong Kong, Hiu is the 49th most common given name of 19,389 given names recorded there.
- Is Hiu a male or female name?
- Hiu is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- What does the name Hiu mean?
- Recorded meaning: From Malay hiu (Standard yu), from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.
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About this data
Data snapshot . Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hiu” — the 49th most common given name in Hong Kong. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.