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 occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jiew.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiew? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Jiew live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 408,694th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 440 people.
Jiew is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 517,443. In Malaysia Jiew is most common in: Sarawak, where 84 percent live, Malacca, where 9 percent live and Kedah, where 2 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Jiew occurs 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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