Khaw Surname
Approximately 1,080,438 people bear this surname
Khaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,072,293 | 1:167 | 18 |
| Malaysia | 6,304 | 1:4,679 | 660 |
| Singapore | 428 | 1:12,868 | 601 |
| Australia | 409 | 1:66,004 | 7,876 |
| United States | 277 | 1:1,308,516 | 91,569 |
| Thailand | 214 | 1:330,086 | 57,008 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Khaw (1,653) may also be a first name.
Khaw Demographics
Khaw Political Affiliation
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Khaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭ, Oriya: ଖୱ, Tibetan: ཁའུ་) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khaw? popularity and diffusion
Khaw is the 491st most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khaw live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 189,475th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,653 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,072,293 people, or 1 in 167. In Pakistan Khaw is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent live, Sindh, where 0 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Khaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Khaw last name are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.63% registered with the party.
The amount Khaw earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $55,672 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khawe | 89 | 680 | / |
| Khauw | 89 | 116 | / |
| Kahaw | 89 | 11 | / |
| Kheaw | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hkhaw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Khaiw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khayw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haw | 86 | 8,491 | / |
| Kaw | 86 | 5,006 | / |
| Khauwe | 80 | 52 | / |
| Kahawe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Khaawe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Khawth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khassw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaywe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaw | 75 | 28,098 | / |
| Kawe | 75 | 3,599 | / |
| Hawe | 75 | 2,436 | / |
| Khav | 75 | 1,766 | / |
| Hauw | 75 | 1,473 | / |
| Khow | 75 | 643 | / |
| Khaf | 75 | 412 | / |
| Kauw | 75 | 261 | / |
| Keaw | 75 | 121 | / |
| Hawf | 75 | 87 | / |
| Kawh | 75 | 38 | / |
| Hajw | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kaiw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kaaw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Haaw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kahw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hayw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kohw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haiw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kawz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hawh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hahw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qhaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gkaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hqaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kawp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kayw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahawsh | 73 | 122 | / |
| Chawe | 67 | 3,675 | / |
| Khowa | 67 | 3,018 | / |
| Haiwe | 67 | 1,457 | / |
| Khaif | 67 | 1,191 | / |
| Kaiwe | 67 | 803 | / |
| Khouw | 67 | 755 | / |
| Kauwe | 67 | 433 | / |
| Khauv | 67 | 290 | / |
| Keawe | 67 | 224 | / |
| Khavf | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kheav | 67 | 159 | / |
| Hauwe | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kaawe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Khaph | 67 | 88 | / |
| Khowe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Khafe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kauws | 67 | 54 | / |
| Khova | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chauw | 67 | 43 | / |
| Khauf | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chaiw | 67 | 42 | / |
| Heawe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Khayf | 67 | 37 | / |
| Qhawe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cheaw | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kohwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kahaf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khatv | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khaaf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kahav | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haasw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khaiv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khaff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hashw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khafh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hkawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khayb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chawt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkhab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haïwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hassw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkaaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heaws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawss | 67 | 0 | / |
Khaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khaw in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཁའུ་ | kha'u | - |
| Khaw in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖୱ | khawa | - |
| Khaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻭ | kaw | 50 |
| ﺧﻮ | khw | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Khaw
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