Neow Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Neow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Neow (245) may also be a first name.

Neow Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Neow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Neow is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Neow live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 570,604th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 245 people.

The last name Neow is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 213,726. In Malaysia Neow is most frequent in: Johor, where 52 percent live, Kedah, where 20 percent live and Penang, where 19 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Neow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Neow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neow surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neow Last Name Statistics demography

Neow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehow896/
Neowa895/
Neyow891/
Neowe890/
Gneow890/
Neouwe8026/
Neehow801/
Neihow800/
Neov7539/
Neob756/
Njow755/
Niow755/
Nyow753/
Gnow753/
Neof753/
Nhow751/
Nehohwe738/
Njowe671,521/
Njowa671,260/
Nyowa67384/
Nieuw67114/
Neova6713/
Ngeaw6710/
Nehov675/
Nayow675/
Naiow674/
Neoff672/
Neeaw671/
Gnouw671/
Njouw671/
Neofe671/
Njeuw671/
Neouv671/

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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 Neow
  • 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