Ngiew Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ngiew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngiew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295

Ngiew (30) may also be a first name.

Ngiew Last Name Facts

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

Ngiew is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ngiew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngiew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngiew is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Ngiew is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ngiew are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 58 percent reside, Johor, where 16 percent reside and Selangor, where 11 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngiewe915/
Ngew89664/
Ngiw892/
Ngewe801,448/
Ngiwe809/
Ngeew807/
Ngeyw804/
Ngiwt802/
Ngieb801/
Nghew801/
Nghife735/
Ngaiwe732/
Nggewe731/
Ngifeh731/
Ngiffe731/
Ngeejw731/
Ngiv67155/
Nsew6749/
Ngib6729/
Ngev6728/
Nguiffe6720/
Ngeb6718/
Njew6714/
Ngef6710/
Nziw673/
Nzew672/
Ngif671/
Ngjw671/
Ngaifeh671/
Nggaiwe671/

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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 Ngiew
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