Kiow Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Kiow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 95 | 1:310,466 | 16,916 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Belize | 8 | 1:44,434 | 2,498 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Kiow (702) may also be a first name.
Kiow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiow occurs most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,573,888th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kiow reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 311,884th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 702 people.
The surname Kiow is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 310,466. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Johor, where 37 percent reside, Malacca, where 20 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 12 percent reside and Belize, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowe | 89 | 28 | / |
| Khiow | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kieow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kojiow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiaw | 75 | 1,961 | / |
| Keow | 75 | 420 | / |
| Kiof | 75 | 193 | / |
| Kiob | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kjow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chiow | 67 | 280 | / |
| Kyowe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Kiawe | 67 | 132 | / |
| Khiaw | 67 | 99 | / |
| Keowa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kijov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kijaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuyow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kihaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kayow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiofh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kieaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khiov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyojw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiawp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keowt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyow | 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
- 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 Kiow
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