Chow Forename

29,620th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 27,691 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Chow Forename Definition:

A Chinese name, meaning: Summer.

Chow Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia
52%
 
8,9031:3,420368
Singapore
68%
 
7,9711:78985
China-6,2771:217,62917,615
Hong Kong-1,3901:5,578453
United States
 
76%
9161:395,78311,287
India
100%
7161:1,696,75793,570
Canada
 
61%
3081:107,5765,319
Thailand
78%
 
3071:228,22714,316
Mauritius-2371:5,476855
Brunei
100%
1641:2,558269
Brazil
85%
 
951:2,255,11745,713
France-751:886,2717,335
England
68%
 
691:805,83914,494
Indonesia-611:4,228,913175,755
Australia-281:487,7727,849
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Cambodia
 
80%
151:1,084,88916,581
Qatar
100%
131:182,27721,851
Taiwan
100%
121:1,980,80751,381
Philippines
67%
 
111:9,637,225138,004
Scotland
63%
 
111:486,3976,140
Ivory Coast
100%
101:2,307,59350,152
South Africa
 
67%
101:5,453,265111,420
Bangladesh
100%
91:17,717,93019,122
Finland
100%
51:1,096,6379,775
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536

Chow (255,686) may also be a surname.

Chow Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Chinese name, meaning: Summer.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Chow Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowa891,162/
Chowe8997/
Choow8988/
Choew8919/
Schow897/
Chouw894/
Choiw894/
Tchow893/
Chuow891/
Chovw891/
Chhow891/
Chowh891/
How867,724/
Cow86138/
Tchowe8067/
Chouwe8011/
Schouw802/
Chhowa802/
Choowe802/
Chowth801/
Tchouw801/
Dchoow801/
Chaw7536,658/
Howa7517,394/
Show756,347/
Chob753,986/
Chov752,067/
Cowa751,607/
Howe751,009/
Khow75736/
Jhow75193/
Chuw7576/
Houw7572/
Zhow7524/
Hoow7514/
Chof7511/
Hsow756/
Howh755/
Coow752/
Cojw751/
Howw751/
Hoiw751/
Cahw751/
Dcow751/
Cuow751/
Cohw751/
Ciow751/
Tchouwe7312/
Geechow731/
Chawowa731/
Showa6766,186/
Khouw671,453/
Chova67948/
Chawe67303/
Chauw6769/
Chobh6758/
Choub6754/
Choif6733/
Houwe6731/
Cshaw6724/
Cheuw6719/
Hsiow6716/
Choib6714/
Choob6711/
Jhoow678/
Chouv678/
Chhov677/
Schaw676/
Choev676/
Chavw676/
Khowe676/
Shouw675/
Chofe674/
Choff674/
Hoowe674/
Howhe673/
Chouf673/
Choof673/
Shoiw673/
Shoow673/
Tchaw672/
Chhaw672/
Chhob672/
Choyb672/
Choft672/
Cahaw672/
Chaaw672/
Showw672/
Chuuw671/
Choïb671/
Chovt671/
Choef671/
Chofs671/
Chaww671/
Tchob671/
Tchofowa671/
Tshow671/
Showh671/
Howss671/
Hoiwe671/
Jhoww671/
Sshow671/
Zhouw671/
Sachw671/
Khoow671/
Hchof671/
Hhojw671/
Hooww671/
Hosws671/
Hachw671/
Coiwf671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chow