Meow Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Meow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Meow (3,368) may also be a first name.

Meow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meow has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Meow live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 122,845th most widespread first name internationally, held by 3,368 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 601,923. In Malaysia Meow is most numerous in: Penang, where 27 percent reside, Kedah, where 18 percent reside and Johor, where 14 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meowa895/
Meeow895/
Mejow894/
Meoow891/
Mieow891/
Meyow891/
Mehow890/
Meaows801/
Meeoww801/
Miow7562/
Meob757/
Meov752/
Mjow751/
Myow750/
Mayow674,914/
Meeuw67221/
Mehov67106/
Mehaw6753/
Muyow6711/
Meeob677/
Meova677/
Mehof676/
Meoff676/
Myowe673/
Majow671/
Mojow671/
Maiow671/
Myowt671/
Moyow671/
Mihow670/

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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 Meow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis