Seow Surname
Approximately 13,162 people bear this surname
Seow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7,734 | 1:3,814 | 568 |
| Singapore | 3,133 | 1:1,758 | 193 |
| Thailand | 786 | 1:89,871 | 12,531 |
| United States | 384 | 1:943,903 | 70,502 |
| Australia | 352 | 1:76,692 | 8,962 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Jamaica | 81 | 1:35,431 | 2,435 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 74 | 1:18,432 | 2,206 |
| China | 54 | 1:25,320,770 | 1,385 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Seow (11,904) may also be a first name.
Seow Demographics
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Seow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seow is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seow is the 39,876th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 553,681 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Seow are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Seow is also the 54,501st most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,904 people.
The surname Seow is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7,734 people, or 1 in 3,814. In Malaysia Seow is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 38 percent live, Johor, where 15 percent live and Penang, where 14 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 24 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.
Seow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seow last name rose 38,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Seow are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Seow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.34% more than the national average, earning $56,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.7% more than the national average, earning $67,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sieow | 89 | 117 | / |
| Sheow | 89 | 40 | / |
| Seowa | 89 | 20 | / |
| Seoow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Seowe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sehow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Seeow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seoiw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shehow | 80 | 62 | / |
| Seahow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Seaoow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seeoww | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seouwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scheow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheeow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeow | 75 | 321 | / |
| Geow | 75 | 319 | / |
| Seob | 75 | 24 | / |
| Syow | 75 | 9 | / |
| Seov | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zeow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ceow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssejhow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seaouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheow | 67 | 1,966 | / |
| Sayow | 67 | 513 | / |
| Sajow | 67 | 468 | / |
| Sieuw | 67 | 450 | / |
| Shiow | 67 | 132 | / |
| Zeowa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Sojow | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sehob | 67 | 47 | / |
| Soyow | 67 | 27 | / |
| Seova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sehov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeeow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seoev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Si'ow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheof | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Seow
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