Cheiw Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Cheiw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Cheiw (49) may also be a first name.
Cheiw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheiw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheiw is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheiw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheiw is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Cheiw reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Cheiw is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.
Cheiw is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Cheiw is most common in: Perak, where 50 percent reside and Selangor, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Cheiw is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cheiw
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