Oew Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Oew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oew (68) may also be a first name.
Oew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oew is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oew? popularity and diffusion
Oew is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Oew reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Oew is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 68 people.
This surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,421,668. In Thailand Oew is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 55 percent live, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 9 percent live and Udon Thani Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
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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 Oew
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