Chiaw Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Chiaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 70 | 1:421,346 | 21,816 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiawe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tchiaw | 91 | 6 | / |
| Chihaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hiaw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Chaiyaw | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chiaweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiav | 80 | 1,117 | / |
| Chiab | 80 | 621 | / |
| Chiow | 80 | 280 | / |
| Chiaf | 80 | 188 | / |
| Khiaw | 80 | 99 | / |
| Shiaw | 80 | 81 | / |
| Hiawe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hsiaw | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hijaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cihaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaijeaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihab | 73 | 12,085 | / |
| Schiav | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hijawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chiowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chihav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshiaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiaweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiavz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schiab | 73 | 0 | / |
| Siaw | 67 | 20,560 | / |
| Hiab | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Kiaw | 67 | 1,961 | / |
| Chihowa | 67 | 935 | / |
| Choijav | 67 | 388 | / |
| Chijova | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hiow | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chaihow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chihaib | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chihova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chaiyav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chhihab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schihab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hyaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hiav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaiyab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiaffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuheaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiowth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiavd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahaiab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiaw | 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
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- 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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