Eu

org · Latin script

Meaning, in English: Initialism of European Union

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Eu is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 1.4M(inferred from the name graph)
  • HKHong Kong≈1 in 228K
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 236K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Brazil (measured from records)

189 people

Sources
133 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 228K (inferred from the name graph)

Hong Kong, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

Locally spelled Eü in PH Philippines.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Initialism of European Union.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

How Eu is read(measured from records)

Eu is one spelling over 6 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 3 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • Portuguese28%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Eu in Portuguese.

  • English14%

    Initialism of European Union.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Indonesian12%

    a surname from Hakka

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Spanish11%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Eu in Spanish.

  • German6.5%

    EU; initialism of Europäische Union (“European Union”)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Slovak5.8%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Eu in Slovak.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Eu counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Eu is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
BR Brazil1891 in 1.1M189—2
US United States1241 in 2.7M124Eu133
PH Philippines≈110 est.≈1 in 972K—Eü18
AU Australia≈110 est.≈1 in 236K—Eu60
GB United Kingdom≈45 est.≈1 in 1.4M—Eu51
HK Hong Kong≈32 est.≈1 in 228K—Eu9
IE Ireland≈10 est.≈1 in 500K—Eu3

189 people counted by IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Eu is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Korean surname23 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in South Korea, Malaysia, United States, Hong Kong

    Also written 으, Oi, Ooi, Euh, Oj

  • Portuguese surname20 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Portugal, Philippines

    Also written Eü, Ëü, Ëu, Êü, Ëû

  • French surname19 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Belgium, Philippines

    Also written Ëü, Éü, Eü, Eù, Éu

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Eü

58 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Eu is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In cdo, a wet battery cell Be electro-plating. SDK an electric motor. F(R) telegraph poles. diéng)

    as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect

  • In cdo, ate si Fn to make known to all the people

    as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect

  • In Swedish, EU; initialism of Europeiska unionen (“European Union”)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

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(measured from records)

192019401960198020002020Yu Ying-shih, b. 1930Kimiko Yo, b. 1956Yu Hua, b. 1960Tash Aw, b. 1971Yu Jie, b. 1973Nan Yu, b. 1978Shawn Yue, b. 1981Alex Yee, b. 1998Howey Ou, b. 2002Yu Yiting, b. 2005
  • Yu Ying-shihb. 1930TWnot in their usual nameAmerican China historian (1930-2021)
  • Kimiko Yob. 1956TWnot in their usual nameJapanese actress
  • Yu Huab. 1960CNnot in their usual nameChinese writer (1960–)
  • Tash Awb. 1971MYnot in their usual nameMalaysian writer (1971–)
  • Yu Jieb. 1973CNnot in their usual nameChinese activist
  • Nan Yub. 1978CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress
  • Shawn Yueb. 1981CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong singer and actor
  • Alex Yeeb. 1998GBnot in their usual nameBritish triathlete
  • Howey Oub. 2002CNnot in their usual nameChinese climate activist
  • Yu Yitingb. 2005CNnot in their usual nameChinese swimmer

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(measured from records)

Attested in 9 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Eu
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—189#38,448
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010124#135,593
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020122#140,525
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000114#135,837
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

  • 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 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Eu mean, and where does it come from?
Initialism of European Union. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
In which country does Eu have the most bearers?
In Brazil, the national register counted about 189 people named Eu, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Eu?
In Brazil, the national register counted 189 people named Eu, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

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, “Eu”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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