Niow Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Niow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Niow (20) may also be a first name.
Niow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niow is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Niow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Niow is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Niow are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 20 people.
Niow is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found, Malacca, where 33 percent are found and Penang, where 33 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naiow | 89 | 4 | / |
| Neihow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Neow | 75 | 162 | / |
| Niof | 75 | 56 | / |
| Niob | 75 | 9 | / |
| Njow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Niaw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gnow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noiyowe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njowe | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Njowa | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Nyowa | 67 | 384 | / |
| Nihof | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nyiaw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nehow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nayow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Niofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nioph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niobë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niohf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neowe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gneow | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Niow
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis