Biew Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Biew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Biew (86) may also be a first name.

Biew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Biew Come From? nationality or country of origin

Biew is found most in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Biew are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 86 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Biew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Biew surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biew Last Name Statistics demography

Biew earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biewz8913/
Biewe891/
Bew863,726/
Biw8691/
Bife75632/
Biev75161/
Bief7553/
Beaw7543/
Beew7539/
Bieb7535/
Bewz7521/
Baiw753/
Buiw752/
Beiw752/
Besw751/
Hbiw751/
Biyw751/
Bewh751/
Biws751/
Bejw751/
Bhew751/
Bewt751/
Bjiw751/
Buew750/
Biffe67608/
Baife6731/
Boife6715/
Beife6715/
Bijev6714/
Biheb6714/
Biphe6711/
Bewsh678/
Bieff677/
Biefe674/
Beayw673/
Beews673/
Bheew673/
Bieph673/
Buife672/
Bhaiw672/
Bhisw672/
Biwsh672/
Bgeew672/
Hbeew672/
Baisw671/
Beaws671/
Beshw671/
Behew671/
Bhife671/
Biiwe671/
Baiww671/
Biife671/
Bgiev671/
Bjief671/
Beejw671/
Beewz671/
Beeww671/
Biwtt671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Biew
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