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 last name Cheow is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,038th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,706,788 people. Cheow occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,903 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,572 people, or 1 in 18,762. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 37 percent are found, Perak, where 23 percent are found and Johor, where 13 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 15 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Cheow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cheow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheow surname 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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