Heow Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Heow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Heow (159) may also be a first name.

Heow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heow is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Heow.

How Common Is The Last Name Heow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Heow live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 727,628th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 159 people.

It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 33 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 24 percent reside and Penang, where 24 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Heow occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Heow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heow last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheow891,966/
Kheow893/
Heowa892/
Heowe891/
Eow86460/
Heaowa805/
Chehow804/
Heyhow801/
Eyow75212/
Hiow7562/
Heob7526/
Eowa756/
Hyow754/
Ihow754/
Eeow753/
Ehow752/
Eowe752/
Eowh751/
Heof751/
Eiow751/
Jhow751/
Ieow751/
Hjow751/
Chehowa732/
Cheowth730/
Hajow67835/
Hujow67736/
Hayow67465/
Chiow67280/
Haiow67245/
Ihowa6776/
Ihowe6737/
Yeouw679/
Hiowe677/
Ehowa676/
Khiow674/
Cheov674/
Heoft673/
Hoyow673/
Hieuw672/
Jhouw671/
Jeeow671/
Eowss671/
Yhowa671/
Heoff671/
Gehow671/
Jihow671/
Chiehoow671/
Eowwf671/
Yihow671/
Hijow671/
Heofs670/
Yohow670/

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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 Heow
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