Khoo Surname

11,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Khoo Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration.

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Khoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia35,1471:839110
Singapore5,5211:998142
Thailand2,1771:32,4483,280
Australia1,5051:17,9372,508
United States1,1911:304,33228,006
England5181:107,56411,215
Hong Kong2951:24,866485
Canada2951:124,90013,053
New Zealand2251:20,1263,537
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
China1251:10,938,573678
Japan961:1,331,71123,057
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
Brunei741:5,659809
India641:11,985,397216,293
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Guam121:13,3432,098
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Macau51:120,326534
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Khoo (3,890) may also be a first name.

Khoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Chinese origin.

Cu being a Chinese transliteration of Qiu being the pinyin in Mandarin for 邱.

Other transliterations from the Mandarin are Chiu or Chiou, while Yau or Yao being its Cantonese transliteration. Koo and Gu are the Korean ones, Cù and Cu being its Vietnamese transliteration, and as Khoo and Khoe being its Teochew and Hokkien.

- anthonyk

This surname comes from the Chinese word 邱.

- shimingzhou

Khoo Last Name Facts

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

Khoo (Hindi: खाू, Russian: Хоо) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khoo is the 11,710th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 151,950 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Khoo are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 112,418th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 3,890 people.

The last name Khoo is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 35,147 people, or 1 in 839. In Malaysia Khoo is mostly found in: Selangor, where 33 percent are found, Penang, where 21 percent are found and Johor, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 12 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Khoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Khoo surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Khoo earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning 373,855 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning R 256,236 per year; in United States they earn 31.91% more than the national average, earning $56,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning $56,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khooe89287/
Khooa89248/
Khooj894/
Kho86121,119/
Koo8633,433/
Hoo8620,370/
Khooha8062/
Khooch8046/
Khooie802/
Hood75109,809/
Choo7550,835/
Khoa759,867/
Khoi759,337/
Hooy753,755/
Hoot753,480/
Hoos753,310/
Kooy753,153/
Hoop753,022/
Khoy751,701/
Khou751,581/
Khoe751,472/
Khoh751,163/
Khoj751,057/
Hooe75470/
Hooß7565/
Kooß7530/
Qhoo7523/
Hooz7522/
Khuo7521/
Hooa7514/
Kooa754/
Kooj754/
Kooe754/
Kooš752/
Khho752/
Kkoo752/
Kkho751/
Hooj751/
Hkho751/
Qkho751/
Ckoo751/
Hhoo751/
Hcoo751/
Ho671,909,912/
Ko671,025,769/
Kooij674,583/
Hoots672,544/
Khouj671,082/
Khouy671,004/
Hoosh67805/
Hoods67224/
Hoost67222/
Khoyh67191/
Hooss67125/
Koosz67100/
Koost6783/
Choot6782/
Kooyi6762/
Hootz6761/
Chooe6753/
Hooij6752/
Choos6746/
Hooee6743/
Koohy6741/
Khojh6741/
Khohy6737/
Hoohe6732/
Hooch6730/
Khuoy6726/
Choop6719/
Khosp6719/
Chooy6717/
Khopp6715/
Kqooe6715/
Kooha6712/
Khodp6711/
Hoodt6711/
Khoij678/
Koohs678/
Kooss678/
Hoodh677/
Hoopf677/
Khouh676/
Chooj675/
Chooa675/
Hoosz674/
Khhot674/
Chood672/
Keheo672/
Khuot672/
Kooie672/
Koopp672/
Hoohs672/
Khuoa672/
Khotd671/
Khoyd671/
Kooii671/
Hcoot671/
Hooha671/
Hootd671/
Hoodp671/
Hoott671/
Khodd671/
Khojs671/
Khothowa671/
Khosd671/
Khozs671/
Khohu671/
Khohh671/
Khuoh671/
Koopf670/
Kooys670/
Hooph670/
Hoopp670/
Hooyt670/

Khoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khoo in the Hindi language
खाूkhau51.43
खाkha42.86
खोओkho'o2.86
खॉkho2.86
Khoo in the Russian language
Хооhoo-

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