Jeow Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Jeow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore3001:18,359752
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jeow (42) may also be a first name.

Jeow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeow is carried by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jeow is the 851,613th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jeow are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname Jeow is most frequent in Singapore, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 18,359. Other than Singapore this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Jeow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jehow89256/
Jeeow891/
Jeyow891/
Jeehow804/
Jehowz801/
Ijeowa801/
Jehowe801/
Seow7513,162/
Yeow758,335/
Geow75319/
Jiow7532/
Jeof754/
Jeob753/
Zeow752/
Cjow752/
Ieow751/
Eowh751/
Ceow751/
Zeowa67121/
Sieow67117/
Yeouw679/
Jeoff677/
Jeova674/
Jijow672/
Iheow672/
Seoow672/
Sehow672/
Gehow671/
Jieob671/
Jihow671/
Eowwf671/
Jeoph671/
Geowe671/
Yejow671/
Jojów671/
Jehaw671/
Jayow671/
Seeow671/
Seoiw671/
Jeouf671/
Jehov671/
Yeows670/

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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 Jeow
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