Shiow Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shiow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Shiow (3,739) may also be a first name.

Shiow Last Name Facts

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

Shiow is carried by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shiow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shiow is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Shiow is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shiow are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Shiow is also the 115,126th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 3,739 people.

This last name is most numerous in Singapore, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 51,474. Outside of Singapore this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Shiow Last Name Statistics demography

Shiow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiowe911/
Shihowa836/
Shaihow831/
Shuihow831/
Chiow80280/
Sieow80117/
Shiaw8081/
Sheow8040/
Shiov8030/
Shiob805/
Sehow802/
Si'ow801/
Shihov73504/
Shehow7362/
Sajhow739/
Sihowa736/
Seahow734/
Shiawe731/
Shijob731/
Sayhow731/
Saiyow731/
Sheeow731/
Scheow731/
Siaw6720,560/
Seow6713,162/
Siabowa67156/
Shihoff6754/
Shihova6735/
Shihoub6716/
Syow679/
Ssejhow671/
Schioff671/
Shijova671/
Shagiov671/
Chiowth671/

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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 Shiow
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