Jiew Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Jiew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
Jiew (440) may also be a first name.
Jiew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jiew is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiew? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Jiew are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiew is also the 408,694th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 440 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 517,443. In Malaysia Jiew is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 84 percent live, Malacca, where 9 percent live and Kedah, where 2 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tjiew | 89 | 23 | / |
| Jijew | 89 | 4 | / |
| Djiew | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jew | 86 | 2,171 | / |
| Jiw | 86 | 72 | / |
| Iew | 86 | 22 | / |
| Djiewe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hajiew | 80 | 4 | / |
| Johiew | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ujiewe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sajiew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yojiew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiew | 75 | 8,579 | / |
| Yiew | 75 | 246 | / |
| Jewe | 75 | 148 | / |
| Jeew | 75 | 35 | / |
| Jeaw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jeww | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jiwå | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jife | 75 | 3 | / |
| Juew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jiyw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iewe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jiwh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiwf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ioew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iews | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cjew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jesw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jewf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jief | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiwt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iesw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ieyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeuw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ew | 67 | 951 | / |
| Jw | 67 | 335 | / |
| Iw | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ajiev | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jheew | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jgeew | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahiew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jiheb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ihewe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeesw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajieb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeejw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeeww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiyew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jehew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaihw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiwt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jiew
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