Kiow Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Belize

Kiow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belize81:44,4342,498
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

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

Kiow occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kiow are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 311,884th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 702 people.

It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 310,466. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Johor, where 37 percent are found, Malacca, where 20 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 12 percent are found and Belize, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiowe8928/
Khiow894/
Kieow892/
Kojiow801/
Kiaw751,961/
Keow75420/
Kiof75193/
Kiob7520/
Kjow754/
Chiow67280/
Kyowe67190/
Kiawe67132/
Khiaw6799/
Keowa6729/
Kijov6710/
Kijaw678/
Kuyow676/
Kihaw676/
Kayow675/
Kheow673/
Kiofh673/
Kieaw672/
Kijob672/
Kijof672/
Kajow672/
Kehow672/
Khiov672/
Kiofe671/
Kujow671/
Kyojw671/
Kiawp671/
Keowt671/
Kiahw671/
Keyow671/

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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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