Khaw Surname

491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Khaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,072,2931:16718
Malaysia6,3041:4,679660
Singapore4281:12,868601
Australia4091:66,0047,876
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Thailand2141:330,08657,008
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
England701:795,97243,050
Canada671:549,93446,038
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
India351:21,916,154310,282
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
China141:97,665,8265,141
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales51:618,90625,852
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Khaw (1,653) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawe89680/
Khauw89116/
Kahaw8911/
Kheaw899/
Hkhaw897/
Khaiw892/
Khayw891/
Haw868,491/
Kaw865,006/
Khauwe8052/
Kahawe807/
Khaawe807/
Khawth803/
Khassw801/
Khaywe801/
Chaw7528,098/
Kawe753,599/
Hawe752,436/
Khav751,766/
Hauw751,473/
Khow75643/
Khaf75412/
Kauw75261/
Keaw75121/
Hawf7587/
Kawh7538/
Hajw7517/
Kaiw759/
Kaaw758/
Heaw757/
Haaw754/
Kahw753/
Hayw753/
Kohw753/
Haiw753/
Kawz752/
Hawh752/
Haww752/
Hahw752/
Qhaw752/
Gkaw751/
Hqaw751/
Hkaw751/
Kawp751/
Kaww751/
Kayw751/
Kahawsh73122/
Chawe673,675/
Khowa673,018/
Haiwe671,457/
Khaif671,191/
Kaiwe67803/
Khouw67755/
Kauwe67433/
Khauv67290/
Keawe67224/
Khavf67162/
Kheav67159/
Hauwe67104/
Kaawe67102/
Khaph6788/
Khowe6780/
Khafe6757/
Kauws6754/
Khova6745/
Chauw6743/
Khauf6742/
Chaiw6742/
Heawe6741/
Khayf6737/
Qhawe6736/
Cheaw6727/
Kohwe6724/
Kahaf6722/
Khatv6712/
Khaaf678/
Kahav677/
Haasw675/
Khaiv675/
Khaff674/
Hashw674/
Khafh674/
Hkawe674/
Haawe673/
Khayb673/
Khaub672/
Keawt672/
Chawt672/
Haywe672/
Kaywe672/
Gkhab672/
Kawhe671/
Kawth671/
Chawz671/
Khhab671/
Haïwe671/
Hassw671/
Khaav671/
Kaiwt671/
Chayw671/
Hjaaw671/
Kkaaw671/
Khaft671/
Khahb671/
Khasf671/
Khoow671/
Chawp670/
Hawch670/
Heaws670/
Hawss670/

Khaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khaw in the Tibetan language
ཁའུ་kha'u-
Khaw in the Oriya language
ଖୱkhawa-
Khaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭkaw50
ﺧﻮkhw50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khaw
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