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
The last name Niow is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niow is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily 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. Niow is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The last name Niow is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Niow is mostly concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found, Malacca, where 33 percent are found and Penang, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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 | / |
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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 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