Niew Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Niew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1711:172,48110,489
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

The last name Niew occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Niew.

How Common Is The Last Name Niew? popularity and diffusion

Niew is the 1,121,821st most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. Niew occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Niew are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Niew is also the 466,636th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 349 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 172,481. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent are found, Kedah, where 36 percent are found and Johor, where 11 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Niew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhiew892/
New8651,685/
Niw8660/
Nief75554/
Neew75109/
Nife7556/
Niev7541/
Neuw7540/
Neiw7519/
Gnew7510/
Neaw755/
Newh752/
Neyw751/
Gniw751/
Newf751/
Nhew751/
Hnew751/
Niws751/
Niwz751/
Niwf751/
Naiw751/
Nevw751/
Neww751/
Nuiw751/
Naife6712,596/
Neife67158/
Nhiev6719/
Nheew6716/
Niffe6716/
Hnife678/
Ngeew677/
Gneew676/
Hneew675/
Neehw674/
Ngeyw674/
Neejw673/
Hgnew672/
Gnife672/
Neeww672/
Nieff671/
Nnewh671/
Newph671/
Neiws671/
Newch671/
Newff670/

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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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