Chwee Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Chwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1181:249,95114,154
Singapore511:107,9944,447
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Chwee (3,799) may also be a first name.

Chwee Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Chwee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chwee is the 1,041,601st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Chwee are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 114,090th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 3,799 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 249,951. In Malaysia Chwee is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Malacca, where 12 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 7 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Chwee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chwee surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Chwee earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 166.62% more than the national average, earning $115,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chweea915/
Chweet911/
Hwee892,319/
Chwe8980/
Schweez8310/
Chweu80480/
Schwe8059/
Chweh8027/
Chwei8011/
Chuee808/
Shwee807/
Chwie806/
Hswee802/
Khwee802/
Chwea802/
Chwez801/
Hweep801/
Hweez801/
Chweś801/
Chwey801/
Chwes801/
Cvhee801/
Cwhee801/
Hweee801/
Hweeh801/
Hweer801/
Schweedt776/
Schweerr771/
Hwe75472/
Cwe754/
Chwiej73423/
Schwei73245/
Schwey73109/
Schwez7365/
Schwie7361/
Shweer7317/
Schwep7311/
Schwet739/
Hweeth737/
Chweih734/
Schweh732/
Chwech732/
Schuee731/
Shwe67137,230/
Chwa674,104/
Swee673,694/
Chue671,960/
Hwie671,370/
Schwehr671,173/
Schweiß67531/
Schweid67292/
Hwei67255/
Cuhe67170/
Schweit67118/
Chwi67112/
Schweis6784/
Schwerr6755/
Khwe6734/
Schwets6720/
Hweh6717/
Schwech6717/
Hwey6714/
Huee6712/
Schweds6712/
Hswe6711/
Hwea6710/
Chve678/
Schwecz678/
Schweth677/
Chweich676/
Høwe675/
Cwei674/
Hwue674/
Schwepp673/
Chehebe673/
Schwher672/
Schweat672/
Shwehet672/
Schwejd672/
Cwej672/
Zwee672/
Hzwe672/
Hhwe672/
Ch'weid671/
Cheheve671/
Chbe671/
Hbee671/
Hwwe671/
Schwepf671/
Schweip671/
Cehevez671/
Shweesh671/
Chwy671/
Shwheed671/
Shhweez671/
Xwee671/
Chwj671/
Cvee671/
Cvhe671/
Cwea671/
Cswe671/
Jhwe671/
Hwez671/
Hwje671/
Schwehs670/
Schwuer670/

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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 Chwee
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