Hiow Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Hiow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hiow (34) may also be a first name.
Hiow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiow occurs in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hiow is the 2,436,415th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hiow are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Hiow is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 34 people.
Hiow is most commonly used in Singapore, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 91,795. Other than Singapore Hiow is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiow | 89 | 280 | / |
| Haiow | 89 | 245 | / |
| Hiowe | 89 | 7 | / |
| Khiow | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hijow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iow | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hajiow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiowe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huihow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hihowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiob | 75 | 742 | / |
| Ijow | 75 | 65 | / |
| Heow | 75 | 41 | / |
| Jiow | 75 | 32 | / |
| Yiow | 75 | 29 | / |
| Iowe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hiaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hyow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ihow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ehow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hiof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ieow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iowp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iowz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chihowa | 73 | 935 | / |
| Haiyowe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Chaihow | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chiowth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheow | 67 | 1,966 | / |
| Hajow | 67 | 835 | / |
| Hujow | 67 | 736 | / |
| Hayow | 67 | 465 | / |
| Chiaw | 67 | 148 | / |
| Khiaw | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ihowa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ihowe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hiawe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hgiov | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ehowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chiov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoyow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khiov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiofh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hgiof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jijow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiehoow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iozsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hiow
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