Kiw Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1301:226,87913,060
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kiw (297) may also be a first name.

Kiw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiw is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiw is the 948,111th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kiw reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kiw is also the 511,663rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 297 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 226,879. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 66 percent are found, Sabah, where 22 percent are found and Johor, where 5 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 percent are found and Singapore, where 5 percent are found.

Kiw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kiw are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Kiw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiew864,066/
Kiwe862,197/
Koiw8611/
Kaiw869/
Khiw864/
Kuiw862/
Kiwt861/
Kiwp861/
Kisw861/
Keiw860/
Kaiwe75803/
Khiew75140/
Keiwe7515/
Kishw756/
Khaiw752/
Kiwch751/
Kaiwt751/
Koiwe751/
Kew676,474/
Kiv671,853/
Kif67695/
Kiwova6734/
Kiwová6710/
Kyw678/
Qiw678/
Ciw676/
Kjw676/
Kuiweh671/
Kéw671/
Kuihwh671/

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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 Kiw
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