Miow Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Miow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Miow (1,042) may also be a first name.

Miow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miow has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Miow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Miow occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Miow live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 248,215th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,042 people.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia Miow is most common in: Malacca, where 38 percent live, Johor, where 29 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent live. Barring Malaysia Miow exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mieow891/
Maiow891/
Mihow890/
Mihowa80316/
Moiowh800/
Miaw75193/
Meow7566/
Miov7544/
Miob752/
Miof751/
Mjow751/
Myow750/
Maiyowe733/
Maiiows731/
Mayow674,914/
Mihov674,562/
Mijov6715/
Muyow6711/
Miawe678/
Mijob678/
Mioff677/
Mihof675/
Meowa675/
Meeow675/
Mihob674/
Mejow674/
Myowe673/
Meoow671/
Majow671/
Mojow671/
Mijaw671/
Meyow671/
Myowt671/
Moyow671/
Mehow670/

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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 Miow
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