Chiew Surname

46,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Chiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia9,1011:3,241489
Singapore7101:7,757452
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Brunei2011:2,083374
Thailand2011:351,43561,187
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
England591:944,37447,923
China231:59,448,7643,236
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Chiew (17,606) may also be a first name.

Chiew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiew is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiew is the 46,687th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 656,358 people. Chiew is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chiew are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 41,481st most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 17,606 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 9,101 people, or 1 in 3,241. In Malaysia Chiew is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 26 percent reside, Sarawak, where 17 percent reside and Johor, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia Chiew is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Chiew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chiew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chiew surname rose 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chiew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chiew last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chiew earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiewe916/
Chew8990,428/
Hiew898,579/
Chiw89466/
Tchiewe831/
Chijewe831/
Chief802,668/
Chieb801,638/
Chife80567/
Chiev80223/
Shiew80220/
Khiew80140/
Chaiw8042/
Cheaw8027/
Chiiw8010/
Cheew804/
Cheiw803/
Cheww802/
Hsiew802/
Chuew801/
Dschioew776/
Chaijeaw771/
Chaijiew771/
Cheujiew771/
Choojiew771/
Hew7512,035/
Hiw7592/
Chiheb7311,718/
Schieb73930/
Chiffe73357/
Chiphe73312/
Chiefe73309/
Schief73198/
Chijeb7366/
Chieff7344/
Tshiew7327/
Chsiev7321/
Chipfe7313/
Chhiev739/
Cheife736/
Chiefs736/
Hajiew734/
Schiev732/
Chaife731/
Chievs731/
Chijev731/
Hchief731/
Chiief731/
D'Chew731/
Chewch731/
Cheeww731/
Cheehw731/
Siew6717,169/
Chiv6710,538/
Chib675,720/
Kiew674,066/
Cheb673,457/
Hieb672,597/
Chiwowa672,021/
Khew671,272/
Chshiev671,199/
Chef67669/
Hife67408/
Heew67334/
Chif67265/
Chev67247/
Chieffe67173/
Hief67143/
Tschieb6742/
Schieff6720/
Hiev6715/
Heiw678/
Chhiheb678/
Heaw677/
Hesw675/
Khiw674/
Chieaev673/
Haiw673/
Chijeva672/
Hoiw672/
Chaaieb672/
Qiew672/
Hiwz672/
Choiffe671/
Cheiffe671/
Chieffs671/
Chiheva671/
Schiefs671/
Schiepf671/
Schiefe671/
Hiws671/
Huiw671/
Chjw671/
Shihiew671/
Uamchew671/
Xiew671/
Chaiwwt671/
Cjew671/
Cheujew671/
Chhgeew671/
Cheijiw671/
Hivw671/
Hiwh671/
Hisw671/
Schiefz670/
Schieif670/
Schiesf670/
Hewz670/

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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 Chiew
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