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

The last name Kueh occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kueh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 339,513th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kueh reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kueh is also the 161,951st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 2,147 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 45,376. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 53 percent are found, Selangor, where 32 percent are found and Sabah, where 4 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Kueh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kueh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kueh last name expanded 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kueh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kueh surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% being 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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