Leow Surname
Approximately 14,918 people bear this surname
Leow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10,127 | 1:2,912 | 430 |
| Singapore | 2,718 | 1:2,026 | 209 |
| Thailand | 721 | 1:97,973 | 13,957 |
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Australia | 328 | 1:82,304 | 9,537 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| China | 37 | 1:36,954,637 | 1,973 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Guyana | 22 | 1:34,646 | 3,602 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Leow (372) may also be a first name.
Leow Demographics
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Leow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leow occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,424th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 488,507 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Leow reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 450,135th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 372 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10,127 people, or 1 in 2,912. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Penang, where 13 percent live and Johor, where 13 percent live. Besides Malaysia it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.
Leow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leow surname grew 1,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leow last name are 23.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.17% registered with the political party.
The amount Leow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $46,250 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieow | 89 | 174 | / |
| Leyow | 89 | 143 | / |
| Leowe | 89 | 30 | / |
| Leowa | 89 | 27 | / |
| Lehow | 89 | 10 | / |
| Leaowa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Leyhow | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lehowe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leeowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leob | 75 | 568 | / |
| Leov | 75 | 185 | / |
| Leof | 75 | 68 | / |
| Lyow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leeuw | 67 | 11,851 | / |
| Lieuw | 67 | 688 | / |
| Lyowa | 67 | 539 | / |
| Leoub | 67 | 170 | / |
| Leoff | 67 | 108 | / |
| Leova | 67 | 100 | / |
| Layow | 67 | 72 | / |
| Liouw | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lehov | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lajow | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leeaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lijow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lihow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lehuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leobh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leëuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleof | 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
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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 Leow
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