Chiaw Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Chiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiaw (2,159) may also be a first name.

Chiaw Last Name Facts

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

Chiaw is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chiaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiaw is the 1,447,279th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Chiaw is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chiaw are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 161,432nd most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 2,159 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 421,346. In Malaysia Chiaw is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 24 percent reside, Penang, where 20 percent reside and Johor, where 14 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 25 percent reside and Singapore, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiawe916/
Tchiaw916/
Chihaw911/
Hiaw897/
Chaiyaw834/
Chiaweh831/
Chiav801,117/
Chiab80621/
Chiow80280/
Chiaf80188/
Khiaw8099/
Shiaw8081/
Hiawe8012/
Hsiaw806/
Hijaw801/
Cihaw801/
Chaijeaw771/
Chihab7312,085/
Schiav737/
Hijawe732/
Chiowe732/
Chihav731/
Tshiaw731/
Hiaweh731/
Chiavz731/
Chiafe731/
Schiab730/
Siaw6720,560/
Hiab672,964/
Kiaw671,961/
Chihowa67935/
Choijav67388/
Chijova6789/
Hiow6762/
Chaihow679/
Chihaib679/
Chihova679/
Chaiyav677/
Chhihab674/
Hiaf674/
Schihab673/
Hyaw673/
Hiav673/
Chaiyab672/
Chiaffe672/
Chuheaw671/
Tchiafe671/
Chiowth671/
Schiaaf671/
Schiavd671/
Cahaiab671/
Qiaw671/
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
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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 Chiaw
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