Chiu is a

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...

of various

Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

, based on different

varieties of Chinese Chinese, also known as Sinitic, is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast of ...

. It may correspond to the surnames spelled in the following ways in

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

: * Zhào () or Zhāo (), from the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

pronunciation * Zhāng (), from the

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages ...

pronunciation; more commonly spelled

Teoh __NOTOC__ Teoh (also commonly rendered as Teo) is a romanised Chinese family name. It is a romanization of Teochew and Hokkien names, particularly ) (in Standard Mandarin p '' Zhāng'', or in Cantonese: '' Cheung''). It is also rendered as Tiu, T ...

or Teo * Zhōu (), from the

pronunciation * Qiū () or Qiú (), from a variant of the Mandarin Wade–Giles spelling Ch'iu * Jiù (), from the Mandarin

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Notable people

Angie Chiu Angie Chiu (; born 15 November 1954) is a Hong Kong actress, and was the third runner up in the 1973 Miss Hong Kong pageant. Early life In 1954, Chiu was born in Hong Kong. In 1971, Chiu graduated from Shung Tak Catholic English College and ...

(; born 1954), Hong Kong actress * Only Won (born Baldwin Chiu, 1974), American musician, actor, and producer * Chiu Ban It (; – 2016), Singaporean Anglican bishop *

Barbara Chiu Barbara Chiu (born July 14, 1964) is a table tennis player from Canada. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 ...

, Canadian table tennis player *

Ben Chiu Benjamin "Ben" Chiu (; born December 27, 1970) is a Taiwanese-American and Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is the founder of killerapp.com, a popular comparison shopping site for computers and consumer electronics tha ...

(; born 1970), Taiwan-born American technology entrepreneur *

Bondy Chiu Bondy Chiu Hok-yee (; born 31 March 1971 in Hong Kong) is an actress and singer in Hong Kong. She is best known for her role as Lam Yuk-lo in the long-running TVB series '' Virtues of Harmony''. On 10 December 2008, her new album titled ''Ting ...

(; born 1973), Hong Kong actress and singer * Bryan Chiu (born 1974), Canadian footballer; centre in the Canadian Football League *

Caroline Chiu Caroline Chiu Sin-wing (also ''Chiu Sin-wing'', ; born April 29, 1984) is a Hong Kong former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented the new Hong Kong, China, as a 16-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and was also a ...

(; born 1984), Hong Kong swimmer * Chiu Chang (; born 1950), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Chi-ling Chiu Chi-ling (; born 1943) is a martial artist and actor who appears mostly in Kung Fu style movies produced in Hong Kong. He also teaches Hung Gar Kung Fu at Chiu Chi-ling Hung Gar Kung Fu Association, a San Francisco-based martial arts scho ...

(; born 1943), Hong Kong actor *

Chiu Chih-wei Chiu Chih-wei (; born 24 July 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Legislative Yuan. A Hakka descent, he is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. He has a Ph.D. degree from the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). He ...

(; born 1972), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Ching-chun Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Te ...

(; born 1949), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, magistrate of Hsinchu County *

Chiu Chuang-chin Chiu Chuang-chin ; born 12 July 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. Chiu studied architecture at Feng Chia University and completed graduate work at Dayeh University. Prior to his election to th ...

(; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Chiu Chuang-huan (; born 1925), Taiwanese politician, Vice-Premier from 1981 to 1984 *

Chiu Chuang-liang Chiu Chuang-liang (; born 10 September 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. Chiu studied at the National Taipei University of Business and later earned a master's of arts in finance at Tamkang University. He served on the Taoyuan County Council ...

(; born 1955), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Chui-cheng Chiu Chui-cheng () is a Taiwanese politician. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council. Education Chiu obtained his master's degree in national development from National Taiwan University and doctoral degree ...

(), Taiwanese politician, Mainland Affairs Council member * Chiu Chun Kit (; born 1983), Hong Kong football defender * Connie Chiu (born 1969), Hong Kong-born Swedish fashion model *

David Chiu (politician) David Sen-Fu Chiu (, born April 2, 1970) is an American politician currently serving as the City Attorney of San Francisco. Previously, he served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District, which enco ...

(; born 1970), American politician in California *

David Chiu (poker player) David Chiu (; born August 23, 1960 in Davenport, Iowa) is a Chinese American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won five World Series of Poker bracelets. He is also the winner of the 2008 World Poker Tour's WPT Wor ...

(; born 1960), American professional poker player *

David Jung-Kuang Chiu David Jung-Kuang Chiu (; 1936–2006) was a Chinese-born American educator, serving as both Professor and Dean at Hofstra University from 1970 to 2001 when he retired. David J. Chiu was born on July 11, 1936, in Gulangyu, a westernized Island-cit ...

(1936–2006), American academic *

Deacon Chiu Deacon Chiu Te-ken, JP (; 1 May 1924 – 17 March 2015) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He founded Far East Bank and Far East Consortium and was formerly chairman of Asia Television (ATV). Life Chiu was born in Shanghai in 1924 and moved to Hon ...

(; 1924–2015), Hong Kong businessman * Donna Chiu (; born 1965), Taiwanese singer * Frederic Chiu (born 1964), American concert pianist *

Chiu Fu-sheng Chiu Fu-sheng (; born 19 July 1947) is a Taiwanese film producer and real estate developer. Born in Pingtung County in 1947, Chiu is of Hakka descent. He attended the Political Warfare Cadres Academy. Chiu began his career in media as an advertis ...

(; born 1947), Taiwanese real estate developer and film producer *

Gian Chiu Gian Chiu (born January 20, 1989) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 27th overall in the 2012 PBA Draft by the B-Meg Llamados ...

(born 1989), Filipino basketball player *

Chiu Hin Chun Chiu Hin Chun (born 20 August 1994) is a Hong Kong competitive rower. He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's lightweight double sculls, together with Tang Chiu Mang T ...

(; born 1994), Hong Kong rower * Chiu Hin-kwong (; born 1928), Hong Kong doctor and politician * Hong-Yee Chiu (; born 1932), Shanghai-born American astrophysicist *

Chiu I-huan Chiu I-huan (; born 15 March 1990) is a Taiwanese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Can ...

(; born 1990), Taiwanese football striker *

Chiu Kuo-cheng Chiu Kuo-cheng (; born 12 April 1953) is a Taiwanese politician and retired general of the Republic of China Army. He is the current Minister of National Defense. He was the Director-General of the National Security Bureau from 24 July 2019 to 22 ...

(; born 1953), Taiwanese general *

Chiu Jeng-jiann Chiu Jeng-jiann () is a Taiwanese politician. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology since 20 May 2016. Early life Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Chung Yuan Christian University in 1986 ...

(), Taiwanese politician, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology * Chiu Keng Guan (), Malaysian film director *

Kim Chiu Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990), professionally known as Kim Chiu, is a Filipino actress, model, host, singer, dancer, and vlogger. She is currently managed by Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home-based talent agency. Recognized as one ...

(; born 1990), Filipina actress * Melissa Chiu (born 1972), Australian museum curator *

Paul Chiu Paul Chiu (; born 19 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier of Taiwan from 2008–2009. ROC Vice Premiership Vice Premier resignation Chiu and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan resigned on 10 September 2009 due to the slow dis ...

(; born 1947), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician * Chiu Ping-kun (; born 1964), Taiwanese athlete and judge in the sport of archery * Prince Chiu (; born 1989), Taiwanese singer *

Roy Chiu Roy Chiu (; born 14 October 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and racing driver. He earned two Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor nominations for his performances in ''Dear Ex ''Dear Ex'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese comedy-drama film co- ...

(; born 1981), Taiwanese actor * Rebecca Chiu (; born 1978), Hong Kong professional squash player *

Samson Chiu Samson Chiu Leung-chun () is a Hong Kong-based film director, film writer and newspaper columnist. He is a member of the Hong Kong Directors' Guild. Filmography * '' News Attack'' (1989) - director/writer, starring Andy Lau as a news photographer ...

(), Hong Kong film director * Sharlene Chiu, Canadian television reporter *

Chiu Tai-san Chiu Tai-san (; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under C ...

(; born 1956), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician * Tom Chiu (; born 1971), Taiwan-born American music composer and violinist * Chiu Tsui-ling (; born 1994), Taiwanese singer in Japan *

Chiu Tzu-tsung Chiu Tzu-tsung () is a Taiwanese politician who has been the Deputy Minister of the Atomic Energy Council of the Republic of China since 2017. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from National Tsing Hua Univers ...

(), Taiwanese politician, Atomic Energy Council member *

Wah Chiu Wah Chiu () is a Hong Kong-born American biophysicist, currently the Wallenberg-Bienenstock Chair Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Photon Science Directorate of SLAC National Acceler ...

(), Hong Kong-born American biophysicist * Chiu Wen-ta (; born 1950), Taiwanese medical educator and politician * Chiu Yi (; born 1956), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, member of the Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung * Chiu Yi-ying (; born 1971), Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party politician *

Chiu Yu-hung Chiu Yu-hung (; born 31 August 1994) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designat ...

(; born 1994), Taiwanese football goalkeeper *

Chiu Yu Ming Chiu Yu Ming ( ; born 9 November 1991 in Hong Kong), is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Tai Po Chiu joined Tai Po youth system and was promoted to the first team in the 2010–11 season, ser ...

(; born 1991), Hong Kong football goalkeeper

Fictional characters

* Chiu, net idol alter ego of Chisame Hasegawa, from the manga/anime franchise ''Negima!'' *Candy Chiu, a character from ''

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