Liew Surname
Approximately 86,620 people bear this surname
Liew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 73,125 | 1:403 | 36 |
| Singapore | 5,033 | 1:1,094 | 150 |
| Thailand | 2,359 | 1:29,944 | 2,949 |
| Australia | 1,875 | 1:14,398 | 2,041 |
| United States | 1,392 | 1:260,387 | 24,582 |
| Canada | 634 | 1:58,116 | 6,856 |
| England | 549 | 1:101,490 | 10,680 |
| Hong Kong | 253 | 1:28,994 | 518 |
| China | 236 | 1:5,793,735 | 483 |
| Brunei | 216 | 1:1,939 | 357 |
| New Zealand | 209 | 1:21,667 | 3,800 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Japan | 54 | 1:2,367,487 | 29,899 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| South Korea | 18 | 1:2,846,681 | 560 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 1:6,176,404 | 2,493 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Liew (6,758) may also be a first name.
Liew Demographics
Average Male Liew Height
171.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Liew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liew is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Liew is the 6,527th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 84,132 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Liew live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 79,381st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 6,758 people.
It is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 73,125 people, or 1 in 403. In Malaysia Liew is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 27 percent reside, Sabah, where 16 percent reside and Johor, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Liew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Liew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liew last name grew 12,655 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Liew are 16.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Liew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 31.21% more than the national average, earning 454,079 kr per year; in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $59,155 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lioew | 89 | 32 | / |
| Lievw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Liewe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Liiew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lieww | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lew | 86 | 39,318 | / |
| Liw | 86 | 898 | / |
| Lihewe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Luijew | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lieb | 75 | 12,758 | / |
| Life | 75 | 953 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Lyew | 75 | 789 | / |
| Leaw | 75 | 721 | / |
| Liev | 75 | 398 | / |
| Leuw | 75 | 208 | / |
| Leew | 75 | 177 | / |
| Leiw | 75 | 36 | / |
| Laiw | 75 | 20 | / |
| Liiw | 75 | 8 | / |
| Leyw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Luew | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lliw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Loiw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lewz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liws | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liwf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hliw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Livw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ljew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luijiew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loyjiew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loujiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luyjiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehew | 67 | 1,550 | / |
| Lieff | 67 | 232 | / |
| Hleew | 67 | 69 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| D'Lew | 67 | 10 | / |
| Liheb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gliev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lewsz | 67 | 5 | / |
| L'Lew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyewe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lieph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lliev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leevw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lheew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leswt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Jew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llhew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liphe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Llews | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lishw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lewth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Liew
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