Phiw Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Phiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Phiw (75) may also be a first name.

Phiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phiw is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Phiw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phiw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phiw are found; 60 percent are found in East Asia and 60 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 75 people.

The surname Phiw is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,562,983. In Taiwan Phiw is most frequent in: Tainan City, where 47 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 20 percent reside and New Taipei City, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Taiwan Phiw occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaiw893/
Phiew892/
Phiwe891/
Piw8628/
Pheiwe801/
Phiv7588/
Piwe7557/
Piew7552/
Phew7533/
Piwp7527/
Paiw7519/
Phib7515/
Poiw752/
Phyw752/
Phjw752/
Phif752/
Pfiw751/
Pyhw751/
Piww751/
Pisw751/
Piwt751/
Puiw751/
Pehw751/
Fhiw751/
Uanphiw732/
Uamphiw731/
Paiwe6780/
Phife6735/
Poiwe677/
Pheif676/
Phewe675/
Phaib674/
Phiph674/
Pehwe673/
Pheew673/
Peiwe671/
Phiff671/
Phiev671/
Piswt671/
Peiwt670/

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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 Phiw
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