Kiaw Surname

210,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4791:89,4189,367
Brunei2231:1,878346
Malaysia2091:141,1218,932
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kiaw (458) may also be a first name.

Kiaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiaw is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiaw is the 210,468th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. The last name Kiaw is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kiaw live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 398,932nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 458 people.

The last name Kiaw is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 89,418. In Indonesia Kiaw is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 26 percent are found, Jakarta, where 18 percent are found and East Java, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiawe89132/
Khiaw8999/
Kijaw898/
Kihaw896/
Kieaw892/
Kiawp891/
Kiahw891/
Kiaweh807/
Kijawe801/
Kagiaw801/
Kyaw75346,471/
Kiaf75159/
Kiow75130/
Kiav7557/
Kjaw751/
Qiaw751/
Kihahwe7369/
Kaiyawe736/
Khiav6741,750/
Kyawe67286/
Chiaw67148/
Khiaf67121/
Kiowe6728/
Kujaw6720/
Kijaf679/
Kejaw677/
Kiafe675/
Kyaww675/
Kayow675/
Khiow674/
Kieow672/
Khyaw672/
Kajow672/
Kjawh671/
Cihaw671/
Kajaw671/
Kiafh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kiaw
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