Chwo Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chwo (6) may also be a first name.
Chwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chwo is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chwo reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chwo is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name globally, held by 6 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Malacca, where 50 percent are found and Penang, where 50 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chwop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tchwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chwho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hwo | 86 | 59 | / |
| Cwo | 86 | 39 | / |
| Schwoy | 80 | 81 | / |
| Chhwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwost | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schwop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schwod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwa | 75 | 4,104 | / |
| Chuo | 75 | 3,764 | / |
| Shwo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Khwo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hwoh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hwoo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwop | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chvo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cvho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chbo | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schwoch | 73 | 822 | / |
| Schwott | 73 | 37 | / |
| Schwopp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schwoop | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chuot | 67 | 5,223 | / |
| Chweu | 67 | 480 | / |
| Chhwa | 67 | 159 | / |
| Chuop | 67 | 131 | / |
| Chvoj | 67 | 58 | / |
| Schwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chwha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chwah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tchuo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chuoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chuoy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chhuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chuoe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chvoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chwaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zchuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chboy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwoitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvhuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwopp | 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
- 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 Chwo
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