Hieh Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Hieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hieh (38) may also be a first name.

Hieh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hieh is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hieh? popularity and diffusion

Hieh is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Hieh are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hieh is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Johor, where 33 percent are found, Penang, where 33 percent are found and Sarawak, where 33 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Hieh is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 20 percent are found.

Hieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hieh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hieh Last Name Statistics demography

Hieh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chieh89702/
Ehieh892/
Hie8618,436/
Hih861,343/
Heh86916/
Ieh8615/
Chieha808/
Chie753,212/
Chih752,490/
Cheh751,734/
Hish751,528/
Hije751,043/
Høie75776/
Hesh75729/
Hech75556/
Hich75161/
Khih75108/
Hehs7597/
Hoih7594/
Jieh7579/
Hedh7576/
Herh7569/
Haih7530/
Hjih7521/
Hihe7520/
Heih7515/
Hihs7510/
Hijh755/
Hehd755/
Hiea754/
Hehh753/
Huih753/
Hehz753/
Heuh752/
Hiey752/
Hiht752/
Hidh752/
Hihd752/
Hejh751/
Hhih751/
Hhie751/
Jheh751/
Heyh751/
Hgeh751/
Hehp751/
Hiph751/
Hihh751/
He6718,764,180/
Hecht6736,377/
Hi6728,693/
Ie679,716/
Eh678,785/
Chich673,222/
Huish672,387/
Haish671,669/
Chhih671,062/
Chech67646/
Chije67634/
Chish67593/
Chiea67265/
Haije67215/
Hooie67176/
Chihe67176/
Heich67166/
Aheeh67157/
Heesh67147/
Heije67147/
Chesh67129/
Heedh67128/
Huith67118/
Haich67109/
Heihs67102/
Chedh6777/
Chișe6762/
Chaih6743/
Hoich6736/
Hisht6731/
Kheyh6726/
Kheeh6722/
Hetch6719/
Cheph6717/
Heehs6715/
Heech6715/
Chuih6713/
Heish6712/
Heach6711/
Huich6711/
Heaph679/
Hechh679/
Choih678/
Hedch678/
Cheuh678/
Cheih678/
Chiey678/
Ahije677/
Haiht677/
Hesht677/
Hehyi676/
Hehys676/
Cherh675/
Hioha675/
Heash674/
Khaih674/
Hetsh674/
Ouhie673/
Hechd673/
Cheht673/
Hejch673/
Heshh673/
Chiej673/
Aahie672/
Hitht672/
Hehge672/
Hehrr672/
Haiph672/
Hehes672/
Hehts672/
Heddh672/
Haijh672/
Hissh672/
Hehed672/
Heths671/
Heeht671/
Hehha671/
Heahe671/
J'Hih671/
Iehii671/
Hichd671/
Hichh671/
Hicht671/
Hoish671/
Hihhs671/
Hieyi671/
Het'h671/
Heïth671/
Hedsh671/
Hechz671/
Ahaih671/
Hoihs671/
Uhhie671/
Ch'eh671/
Chihs671/
Heydh671/
Hedth671/
Hehep671/
Heidh670/
Hessh670/
Haaie670/
Hoehy670/
Heyhd670/
Heeph670/
Huidh670/
Huiph670/

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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 Hieh
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