Khew Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Khew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,068 | 1:27,616 | 2,423 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Khew (131) may also be a first name.
Khew Demographics
Average Khew Salary in
United States
$32,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Khew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khew is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khew? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 299,135th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Khew are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Khew is also the 811,108th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 131 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 27,616. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 34 percent reside, Perak, where 21 percent reside and Johor, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khiew | 89 | 140 | / |
| Kehew | 89 | 111 | / |
| Kheew | 89 | 18 | / |
| Kheaw | 89 | 9 | / |
| Khewe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hew | 86 | 12,035 | / |
| Kew | 86 | 6,474 | / |
| Kheesw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kkchew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chew | 75 | 90,428 | / |
| Hiew | 75 | 8,579 | / |
| Kiew | 75 | 4,066 | / |
| Kewe | 75 | 793 | / |
| Hewe | 75 | 669 | / |
| Heew | 75 | 334 | / |
| Keaw | 75 | 121 | / |
| Keuw | 75 | 63 | / |
| Keew | 75 | 25 | / |
| Khef | 75 | 10 | / |
| Khev | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heiw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hesw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khiw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Keww | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kewp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khjw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kewf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kgew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kyhw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hcew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hewz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keiw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kheiweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chewe | 67 | 43,331 | / |
| Chiew | 67 | 11,103 | / |
| Khiev | 67 | 768 | / |
| Keawe | 67 | 224 | / |
| Kheav | 67 | 159 | / |
| Kheva | 67 | 71 | / |
| Heawe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kephe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cheaw | 67 | 27 | / |
| Heiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keeww | 67 | 16 | / |
| Keiwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kheiv | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jheew | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kchev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kishw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hewtt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keheb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keejw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heshw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheyf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keehw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keywe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heejw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheuv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heewz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevwp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heewt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkhev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyhwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jehew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hessw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyphe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heaws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hewss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Khew
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