Khew Surname

299,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Khew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,0681:27,6162,423
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Khew (131) may also be a first name.

Khew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khew occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Khew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,135th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Khew live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Khew is also the 811,108th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 131 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 27,616. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 34 percent are found, Perak, where 21 percent are found and Johor, where 15 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Khew Last Name Statistics demography

Khew earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khiew89140/
Kehew89111/
Kheew8918/
Kheaw899/
Khewe893/
Hew8612,035/
Kew866,474/
Kheesw803/
Kkchew801/
Chew7590,428/
Hiew758,579/
Kiew754,066/
Kewe75793/
Hewe75669/
Heew75334/
Keaw75121/
Keuw7563/
Keew7525/
Khef7510/
Khev758/
Heiw758/
Heaw757/
Hesw755/
Khiw754/
Keww753/
Kewp753/
Khjw752/
Kewf752/
Kgew751/
Kewh751/
Kyhw751/
Gkew751/
Hcew751/
Keyw751/
Hewz750/
Keiw750/
Kheiweh731/
Chewe6743,331/
Chiew6711,103/
Khiev67768/
Keawe67224/
Kheav67159/
Kheva6771/
Heawe6741/
Kephe6731/
Cheaw6727/
Heiwe6722/
Keeww6716/
Keiwe6715/
Kheiv6714/
Jheew6714/
Kchev677/
Kishw676/
Hewtt675/
Kheef675/
Keheb675/
Keejw675/
Heshw674/
Kheyf674/
Cheew674/
Cheiw673/
Keehw673/
Keywe673/
Kiphe673/
Khaiw672/
Keawt672/
Heejw672/
Kheuv672/
Cheww672/
Hkeew672/
Heewz672/
Hjeew672/
Kehwe671/
Khayw671/
Kihfe671/
Kheft671/
Kheev671/
Keewe671/
Heehw671/
Hevwp671/
Heesw671/
Heewt671/
Hkews671/
Kkhev671/
Kewth671/
Kheib671/
Kehfe671/
Keesw671/
Keyws671/
Kheif671/
Kyhwz671/
Jehew671/
Hessw671/
Kyphe670/
Heaws670/
Hewss670/

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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 Khew
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