Kiaw Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Kiaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,479 | 1:89,418 | 9,367 |
| Brunei | 223 | 1:1,878 | 346 |
| Malaysia | 209 | 1:141,121 | 8,932 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
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 surname Kiaw is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiaw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 210,468th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kiaw reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 398,932nd most common first name internationally, held by 458 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 89,418. In Indonesia Kiaw is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 26 percent are found, Jakarta, where 18 percent are found and East Java, where 14 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiawe | 89 | 132 | / |
| Khiaw | 89 | 99 | / |
| Kijaw | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kihaw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kieaw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kiawp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiahw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiaweh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kijawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagiaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyaw | 75 | 346,471 | / |
| Kiaf | 75 | 159 | / |
| Kiow | 75 | 130 | / |
| Kiav | 75 | 57 | / |
| Kjaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qiaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kihahwe | 73 | 69 | / |
| Kaiyawe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khiav | 67 | 41,750 | / |
| Kyawe | 67 | 286 | / |
| Chiaw | 67 | 148 | / |
| Khiaf | 67 | 121 | / |
| Kiowe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kujaw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kijaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kejaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyaww | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kayow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khiow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kieow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khyaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kjawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cihaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiafh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiaw
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