Kueh Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kueh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kueh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia6501:45,3763,624
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Australia801:337,44628,659
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England331:1,688,42669,999
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
China61:227,886,92811,701
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kueh (2,147) may also be a first name.

Kueh Last Name Facts

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

Kueh is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kueh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 339,513th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. The last name Kueh occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Kueh live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 161,951st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,147 people.

The last name Kueh is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 45,376. In Malaysia Kueh is most common in: Sarawak, where 53 percent live, Selangor, where 32 percent live and Sabah, where 4 percent live. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Kueh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kueh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kueh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kueh last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kueh earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 121.86% more than the national average, earning $110,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khueh891/
Kue866,267/
Khue75413/
Cueh7512/
Hkue758/
Kuuh751/
Khieh671/
Qkhue671/
Kie5713,022/
Kuu571,083/
Küh573/
Küe571/
Khuu5014,759/
Khie50862/
Køie50122/
Kühs5081/
Küth5035/
Kkuu502/
Qhue502/
Gkie501/
Hkie501/
Hkuu501/
Kqie501/
Ckie501/
Ccue501/
Quue501/
Küht501/
Kkie501/
Qcue501/

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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 Kueh
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