Loiw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Loiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Loiw (7) may also be a first name.

Loiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loiw is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loiw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Loiw occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Loiw reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 7 people.

Loiw is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 100 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Low86146,986/
Liw86898/
Lowe75215,662/
Liew7586,620/
Louw7584,096/
Liaw758,861/
Liow756,975/
Lowa753,858/
Liwe75816/
Leiw7536/
Luow7530/
Loiv7525/
Loib7525/
Laiw7520/
Loif7518/
Loow7515/
Lovw7511/
Hlow758/
Lgow756/
Lliw753/
Llow753/
Liws752/
Liwf752/
Lowf751/
Lhow751/
Lowh751/
Lohw751/
Hliw751/
Loyw751/
Liwz751/
Luiw751/
Livw751/
Loww750/
Liyew673,247/
Liauw671,534/
Lowth67787/
Louwe67454/
Liawe67422/
Leyow67143/
Layow6772/
Leiwe6770/
Luowe6748/
Laiwe6724/
Liyaw6721/
Lajow6718/
Leuow6713/
Lijow679/
Lievw676/
Laiuw675/
Llowe675/
Hlowe673/
Loyaw673/
Lyows672/
Lowew672/
Loiov672/
Louww671/
Loife671/
Loowe671/
Loiev671/
Liavw671/
Leisw671/
Lejiw671/
Hlowa671/
Lowch671/
Liiew671/
Llowa671/
Liyow671/
Louwt671/
Lijaw671/
Hllow671/
Loowf671/
Lieww671/
Lishw670/

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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 Loiw
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