Nyow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyow (23) may also be a first name.

Nyow Last Name Facts

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

Nyow occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyow is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Nyow reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Nyow is mostly concentrated in: Malacca, where 50 percent are found and Selangor, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Nyow occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyowa89384/
Nayow895/
Neyow891/
Nyaw75356/
Neow75162/
Nyob756/
Njow755/
Niow755/
Gnow753/
Nyuw753/
Nhow751/
Nyov751/
Njowa671,260/
Nyhof67643/
Nyiaw6715/
Nehow676/
Neowa675/
Naiow674/
Nyaabowa674/
Nyahw673/
Gnouw671/
Njouw671/
Nyofe671/
Nyouf671/
Nyoff671/
Gneow670/

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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 Nyow
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