Hiew Surname

58,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Hiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia7,5361:3,914576
Australia2601:103,83011,687
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Canada981:375,97533,576
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Thailand751:941,845145,864
England691:807,50843,459
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Qatar161:147,37516,023
China121:113,943,4645,994
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Hiew (1,221) may also be a first name.

Hiew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiew is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hiew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiew? popularity and diffusion

Hiew is the 58,849th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 849,463 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hiew are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 226,494th most common first name at a global level, borne by 1,221 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 7,536 people, or 1 in 3,914. In Malaysia Hiew is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 39 percent reside, Selangor, where 24 percent reside and Johor, where 11 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.

Hiew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hiew surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hiew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $57,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiew8911,103/
Khiew89140/
Ahiew897/
Hew8612,035/
Hiw8692/
Iew8622/
Chiewe806/
Hajiew804/
Johiew803/
Uhiewe801/
Chew7590,428/
Hieb752,597/
Khew751,272/
Chiw75466/
Hife75408/
Heew75334/
Yiew75246/
Hief75143/
Jiew7589/
Hiev7515/
Heuw7511/
Heiw758/
Heaw757/
Hesw755/
Khiw754/
Iewe753/
Haiw753/
Ioew752/
Hoiw752/
Ehiw752/
Hiwz752/
Huew752/
Yhew751/
Hiws751/
Huiw751/
Iews751/
Ijew751/
Yhiw751/
Iehw751/
Iejw751/
Iesw751/
Ieyw751/
Ihew751/
Iiew751/
Hivw751/
Hiwh751/
Hisw751/
Hewz750/
Ahaiewe731/
Chijewe731/
Chief672,668/
Chieb671,638/
Ew67951/
Khiev67768/
Chife67567/
Chiev67223/
Iw6752/
Hiffe6744/
Chaiw6742/
Ihiev6736/
Cheaw6727/
Kheew6718/
Hieff6717/
Jheew6714/
Chiiw6710/
Kheaw679/
Heife678/
Ihiwe678/
Hewtt675/
Hijeb675/
Cheew674/
Hyiev674/
Heshw674/
Jijew674/
Cheiw673/
Ihewe673/
Aheew673/
Cheww672/
Haife672/
Ehewe672/
Khaiw672/
Heewz672/
Aiyew672/
Hjeew672/
Heejw672/
Hessw671/
Hiefe671/
Hieft671/
Hiphe671/
Hiwth671/
Håief671/
Hiyow671/
Oyiew671/
Ahief671/
Yhief671/
Hiiwe671/
Ijewe671/
Chaijeaw671/
Chaijiew671/
Cheujiew671/
Choojiew671/
Jehew671/
Hevwp671/
Heehw671/
Heesw671/
Heewt671/
Hewss670/
Heaws670/
Hehew670/
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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  • 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 Hiew
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