Ngeow Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ngeow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngeow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4871:60,5634,553
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ngeow (247) may also be a first name.

Ngeow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngeow is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngeow.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngeow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 462,174th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name Ngeow is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ngeow reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 567,531st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 247 people.

Ngeow is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 60,563. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 88 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live and Malacca, where 3 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 11 percent live and Hong Kong, where 8 percent live.

Ngeow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ngeow surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Ngeow earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.85% less than the national average, earning $28,973 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngeaw8010/
Ngyow801/
Ngajow73184/
Ngayow73113/
Ngjowa731/
Ngeab60122/
Ngeav601/
Nxyow601/
Ngyhov551/
Ngayyaw501/

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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 Ngeow
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