Chiw Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Singapore

Chiw Surname User-submission:

The Chiw surname comes from the Chiu surname, when the bearer of this surname came from Chine to Mexico.

Chiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2601:477,4088,771
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Chiw (431) may also be a first name.

Chiw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chiw surname comes from the Chiu surname, when the bearer of this surname came from Chine to Mexico.

- martinchiw

Chiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiw is found most frequently in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiw? popularity and diffusion

Chiw is the 649,026th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name Chiw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Chiw live; 62 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Hispano-North America. Chiw is also the 413,409th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 431 people.

Chiw is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 477,408. In Mexico Chiw is most common in: Coahuila, where 25 percent are found, Baja California Sur, where 14 percent are found and San Luis Potosí, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Mexico it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Chiw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chiw are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Chiw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiew8911,103/
Chiwe89187/
Chaiw8942/
Cheiw893/
Hiw8692/
Ciw866/
Chihwe8049/
Tchiwe8048/
Chaiwe809/
Schiew807/
Cheiwe801/
Chew7590,428/
Chiv7510,538/
Hiew758,579/
Chib755,720/
Chif75265/
Hiwe7544/
Shiw7533/
Heiw758/
Ciew756/
Khiw754/
Haiw753/
Hoiw752/
Hiwz752/
Zciw752/
Cihw751/
Hiws751/
Huiw751/
Tciw751/
Hisw751/
Hiwh751/
Hivw751/
Hciw751/
Hsiw751/
Cqiw751/
Ciww751/
Ciwt751/
Ciws751/
Cijw751/
Cehw751/
Chjw751/
Caiw750/
Chiwowa732,021/
Chaiwwt731/
Tchoiwe731/
Chaib6763,095/
Chewe6743,331/
Chief672,668/
Haiwe671,457/
Chaif671,037/
Chife67567/
Chhib67350/
Schif67230/
Chiev67223/
Shiew67220/
Schib67154/
Chhiv67147/
Khiew67140/
Cheif67139/
Cheib6781/
Schew6757/
Chiff6728/
Cheaw6727/
Chihwowa6725/
Heiwe6722/
Choib6715/
Chaiv6711/
Cheiv6710/
Choif679/
Zheiw679/
Ciewe678/
Chibhowa677/
Cheew674/
Chiov674/
Chivs673/
Chujw673/
Shisw673/
Cheww672/
Chift672/
Hsiew672/
Khaiw672/
Schiv671/
Chayw671/
Jciwt671/
Chywe671/
Chihb671/
Chidf671/
Chivz671/
Schiwowa671/
Xshiw671/
Chzib671/
Sheiw671/
Hiwth671/
Chibh671/
Cạhib671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chiw
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