Khow Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Khow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3051:96,7026,662
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Singapore471:117,1854,783
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Macau11:601,6301,582
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Khow (736) may also be a first name.

Khow Last Name Facts

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

Khow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮ, Tibetan: ཁའུ་) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khow? popularity and diffusion

Khow is the 509,082nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Khow reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Khow is also the 303,463rd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 736 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 96,702. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kedah, where 42 percent reside, Selangor, where 32 percent reside and Penang, where 12 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Singapore, where 7 percent reside.

Khow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Khow last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Khow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowa893,018/
Khouw89755/
Khowe8980/
Khoow891/
Khoew891/
How8621,448/
Kow866,527/
Khouwe805/
Khaw751,080,438/
Chow75255,686/
Howe75108,953/
Kowa7521,734/
Kowe756,683/
Howa756,353/
Khov754,666/
Houw75265/
Kouw75219/
Kuow7527/
Khof7526/
Khuw7516/
Koew7513/
Koiw7511/
Howz7510/
Hoow757/
Kowt757/
Kowh756/
Kuhw755/
Kahw753/
Kohw753/
Hhow753/
Huow752/
Howf752/
Hoiw752/
Howw751/
Koow751/
Kosw751/
Hkow751/
Hjow751/
Kqow751/
Jhow751/
Ckow751/
Qhow751/
Hosw751/
Howh751/
Kowf751/
Kowz751/
Kaphowa731/
Kubhowa731/
Chowa673,098/
Chowe672,320/
Kouwe67831/
Khawe67680/
Khouf67408/
Khoif67373/
Kowch67161/
Khauw67116/
Kowsz6779/
Houwe6767/
Kouws6757/
Chuow6748/
Khova6745/
Chowh6744/
Koowe6733/
Khouv6726/
Kohwe6724/
Khoof6716/
Kahaw6711/
Kowss6710/
Chouw679/
Khoph678/
Hkhaw677/
Choww675/
Khoev675/
Chowz675/
Khovt674/
Hoowe673/
Choow673/
Howsh672/
Kowhe671/
Khofe671/
Kkhov671/
Koehw671/
Kushw671/
Howch671/
Hochw671/
Hohwe671/
Khoff671/
Khuvw671/
Koiwe671/
Kowws671/
Kgaphowa671/
Qhowt671/
Hhowe670/
Kowtt670/
Howff670/

Khow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻮkhw-
Khow in the Tibetan language
ཁའུ་kha'u-

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Footnotes

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