Pheow Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Pheow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pheow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pheow (20) may also be a first name.

Pheow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pheow is more frequently found in Singapore than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pheow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Pheow live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Pheow is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Pheow is most widespread in Singapore, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,590. Beside Singapore this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peow89142/
Pieow802/
Pheob801/
Pheoph733/
Pegiow731/
Piow6786/
Peov6755/
Paheeuw671/
Veow671/
Pjow671/

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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 Pheow
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