Lihow Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lihow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lihow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey121:4,324761
Guernsey21:16,3281,834

Lihow Last Name Facts

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

Lihow occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lihow.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihow? popularity and diffusion

Lihow is the 6,723,624th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lihow reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Lihow is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 63 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent live and Selangor, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laihow912/
Lihowa911/
Lieow80174/
Liouw8047/
Lihov8029/
Lehow8010/
Lijow809/
Lihaw802/
Lihoub73105/
Lihova7325/
Lihovs7317/
Lihovd7314/
Lihoff736/
Leyhow736/
Lijowe734/
Lehowe733/
Gliiow732/
Lliouw731/
Leow6714,918/
Lyow673/
Lihoffs672/
Lahaiow671/

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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 Lihow
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