Hoow Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Hoow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Hoow (14) may also be a first name.

Hoow Last Name Facts

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

Hoow is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoow? popularity and diffusion

Hoow is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hoow occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hoow reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Hoow is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 33 percent live, Malacca, where 17 percent live and Penang, where 17 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choow893/
Hoowe893/
Khoow891/
How8621,448/
Oow865/
Choowe801/
Howowa801/
Chow75255,686/
Howe75108,953/
Howa756,353/
Hoof752,275/
Khow75643/
Hoob75319/
Houw75265/
Howz7510/
Hoew758/
Hoov755/
Hhow753/
Oojw752/
Hoiw752/
Huow752/
Howf752/
Ooww751/
Hjow751/
Howw751/
Howh751/
Oowe751/
Hosw751/
Oowf751/
Oowh751/
Jhow751/
Choohwe732/
Houbowa731/
Ow677,308/
Chowa673,098/
Chowe672,320/
Hooft672,010/
Khouw67755/
Hoofs67513/
Hooff67300/
Hoofe67198/
Khowe6780/
Houwe6767/
Ovowa6749/
Chuow6748/
Chowh6744/
Khoof6716/
Chouw679/
Hoopf677/
Chowz675/
Choww675/
Ofowa673/
Choob673/
Choov672/
Howsh672/
Howch671/
Hochw671/
Hohwe671/
Hootf671/
Choof671/
Hhowe670/
Hooph670/
Howff670/
Hoofp670/

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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 Hoow
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