Chiew Surname
Approximately 11,103 people bear this surname
Chiew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9,101 | 1:3,241 | 489 |
| Singapore | 710 | 1:7,757 | 452 |
| Australia | 203 | 1:132,984 | 14,423 |
| Brunei | 201 | 1:2,083 | 374 |
| Thailand | 201 | 1:351,435 | 61,187 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Philippines | 121 | 1:836,680 | 78,497 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Chiew (17,606) may also be a first name.
Chiew Demographics
Average Male Chiew Height
171.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chiew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiew is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiew? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,687th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 656,358 people. The last name Chiew is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chiew live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 41,481st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 17,606 people.
The surname Chiew is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne 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. Outside of Malaysia Chiew is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Chiew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chiew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chiew surname grew 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chiew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chiew last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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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 Chiew
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