Niu

See also: niu

English

Etymology

Romanization of Hokkien 梁 (Niû) in most dialects. Doublet of Liang.

Proper noun

Niu (plural Nius)

A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Niu is the 19646^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1372 individuals. Niu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.25%) individuals.

See also

Niu Gini

Anagrams

NUI, uni, uni-

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû). Doublet of Leong and Leung. Compare Malaysian & Singapore English Neo, Indonesian Nio.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈu/ [ˈɲu]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: Ni‧u

Proper noun

Niú (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓ)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

Deang

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