Heiw Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Heiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Heiw (22) may also be a first name.

Heiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heiw has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Heiw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heiw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Heiw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Heiw reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Heiw is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The surname Heiw is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Heiw is mostly found in: Johor, where 25 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heiwe8922/
Cheiw893/
Hew8612,035/
Hiw8692/
Eiw8617/
Aheiwe807/
Cheiwe801/
Chew7590,428/
Hiew758,579/
Heib752,320/
Khew751,272/
Hewe75669/
Chiw75466/
Heew75334/
Heif75245/
Hiwe7544/
Eiaw7513/
Eiew7512/
Heuw7511/
Heiv7510/
Eiwe757/
Heaw757/
Hesw755/
Khiw754/
Haiw753/
Hoiw752/
Hiwz752/
Hiws751/
Huiw751/
Eiow751/
Eivw751/
Ejiw751/
Hivw751/
Hiwh751/
Hisw751/
Hewz750/
Kheiweh731/
Chewe6743,331/
Chiew6711,103/
Haiwe671,457/
Ew67951/
Hejib67569/
Haiow67245/
Chiwe67187/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Heibø67101/
Cheib6781/
Iw6752/
Ahyew6747/
Heiob6744/
Chaiw6742/
Heawe6741/
Eyiwe6736/
Cheaw6727/
Kheew6718/
Kheiv6714/
Jheew6714/
Cheiv6710/
Kheaw679/
Hejiv678/
Heife678/
Ahiew677/
Hewtt675/
Yhiaw674/
Heiff674/
Hawew674/
Cheew674/
Hajiw674/
Heshw674/
Heitv673/
Hayew673/
Khewe673/
Aheew673/
Cheww672/
Khaiw672/
Heiyv672/
Heewz672/
Hjeew672/
Heejw672/
Hessw671/
Heifs671/
Heifz671/
Heuwe671/
Hiwth671/
Hjeib671/
Hijaw671/
Hijow671/
Hiyow671/
Heijf671/
Kheif671/
Aheif671/
Heiab671/
Hiyaw671/
Eiowe671/
Jehew671/
Hevwp671/
Heehw671/
Heesw671/
Heewt671/
Heivd671/
Hewss670/
Heivs670/
Heaws670/
Gehew670/

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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 Heiw
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