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
Average Leow Salary in
United States
$48,249 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leow occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leow.
How Common Is The Last Name Leow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,424th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 488,507 people. The last name Leow occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Leow live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Leow is also the 450,135th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 372 people.
It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10,127 people, or 1 in 2,912. In Malaysia Leow is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Penang, where 13 percent reside and Johor, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Leow occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 18 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.
Leow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leow last name expanded 1,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Leow 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
- 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 Leow
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