Niew Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Niew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 171 | 1:172,481 | 10,489 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Niew (349) may also be a first name.
Niew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niew is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Niew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Niew is the 1,121,821st most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Niew reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 466,636th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 349 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 172,481. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Kedah, where 36 percent live and Johor, where 11 percent live. Other than Malaysia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.
Niew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Niew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Niew surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhiew | 89 | 2 | / |
| New | 86 | 51,685 | / |
| Niw | 86 | 60 | / |
| Nief | 75 | 554 | / |
| Neew | 75 | 109 | / |
| Nife | 75 | 56 | / |
| Niev | 75 | 41 | / |
| Neuw | 75 | 40 | / |
| Neiw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Gnew | 75 | 10 | / |
| Neaw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Newh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gniw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Newf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nevw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nuiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naife | 67 | 12,596 | / |
| Neife | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nhiev | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nheew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Niffe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hnife | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngeew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gneew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hneew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neehw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngeyw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neejw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgnew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neeww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnewh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neiws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Newff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Niew
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