Cheow Surname
Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname
Cheow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,572 | 1:18,762 | 1,791 |
| Singapore | 291 | 1:18,927 | 769 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Cheow (1,903) may also be a first name.
Cheow Demographics
Average Cheow Salary in
United States
$41,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chehow | 91 | 4 | / |
| Scheow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heow | 89 | 41 | / |
| Ceow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chehowa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cheowth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Chiow | 80 | 280 | / |
| Sheow | 80 | 40 | / |
| Cheov | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kheow | 80 | 3 | / |
| Heowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Heowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiehoow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chehov | 73 | 112 | / |
| Shehow | 73 | 62 | / |
| Chuyow | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cheoub | 73 | 6 | / |
| Heaowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chieuw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chojow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chiowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caihow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheeow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heyhow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scheof | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seow | 67 | 13,162 | / |
| Chihowa | 67 | 935 | / |
| Keow | 67 | 420 | / |
| Chehova | 67 | 225 | / |
| Hiow | 67 | 62 | / |
| Heob | 67 | 26 | / |
| Scheopf | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chehoff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chaihow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chehoub | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hyow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cjow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsheowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiowth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuheaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis