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 found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiew is the 58,849th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 849,463 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hiew live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hiew is also the 226,494th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,221 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7,536 people, or 1 in 3,914. In Malaysia Hiew is mostly found in: Sabah, where 39 percent live, Selangor, where 24 percent live and Johor, where 11 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Hiew occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and Hong Kong, where 2 percent live.

Hiew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hiew surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hiew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis