Cheow Surname

210,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Cheow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,5721:18,7621,791
Singapore2911:18,927769
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Israel171:503,39037,521
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cheow (1,903) may also be a first name.

Cheow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheow is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cheow.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 210,038th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,706,788 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Cheow live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 174,243rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,903 people.

Cheow is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,572 people, or 1 in 18,762. In Malaysia Cheow is primarily found in: Selangor, where 37 percent are found, Perak, where 23 percent are found and Johor, where 13 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 15 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Cheow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cheow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheow Last Name Statistics demography

Cheow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chehow914/
Scheow911/
Heow8941/
Ceow891/
Chehowa832/
Cheowth830/
Chiow80280/
Sheow8040/
Cheov804/
Kheow803/
Heowa802/
Heowe801/
Chiehoow771/
Chehov73112/
Shehow7362/
Chuyow739/
Cheoub736/
Heaowa735/
Chieuw734/
Chojow733/
Chiowe732/
Caihow731/
Sheeow731/
Cheova731/
Heyhow731/
Scheof730/
Seow6713,162/
Chihowa67935/
Keow67420/
Chehova67225/
Hiow6762/
Heob6726/
Scheopf6720/
Chehoff6715/
Chaihow679/
Chehoub677/
Hyow674/
Zeow672/
Cjow672/
Tsheowa671/
Chiowth671/
Heof671/
Scheoff671/
Qeow671/
Chuheaw671/
Hjow671/
Ceaw670/

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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 Cheow
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