Niu

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

Niu (plural Nius)

1. A surname from Hokkien.

• 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.

• Niu Gini

• NUI, uni, uni-

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

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /niˈu/ [ˈɲu]
    • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /niˈu/ [ˈn̪ju]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Syllabification: Ni‧u
    • Homophone: ñu
  • IPA^(key): /ˈniw/ [ˈn̪ɪʊ̯]
    • Rhymes: -iw
    • Syllabification: Niu

Niú (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

• Deang