Nyeow Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Nyeow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyeow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nyeow (78) may also be a first name.

Nyeow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyeow is borne by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyeow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nyeow live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 78 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Singapore, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 323,983. Without taking into account Singapore this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 47 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyeuow911/
Neow89162/
Nyew8988/
Nyow893/
Nayow805/
Nayew805/
Nyaow805/
Niyow804/
Nyaew803/
Nyiew803/
Noyew801/
Neyow801/
Gneow800/
New7551,685/
Now75282/
Nyw759/
Nyoyew7310/
Nyieuw736/
Nya'ow733/
Nayaow733/
Nyayow731/
Nyajow731/
Nyaw67356/
Niew67216/
Knew67120/
Know67114/
Neew67109/
Naew6744/
Neuw6740/
Neiw6719/
Noew6717/
Gnew6710/
Naow676/
Niow675/
Neaw675/
Nyuw673/
Nouw673/
Gnow673/
Pnow672/
Nwow672/
Niyw671/
Nwew671/
Nhew671/
Hnew671/
Noow671/
Noaw671/
Niyayow671/
Neyw671/
Nuew671/
Nhow671/
Nieuw60114/
Ngeaw6010/
Niehof55737/
Nieoff552/
Niehofs501/

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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 Nyeow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis