Siaw Surname

26,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Siaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana16,6941:1,619269
Malaysia3,0851:9,5611,097
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
England1441:386,93126,993
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Australia431:627,80744,139
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
China81:170,915,1968,932
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Macau21:300,8151,009
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Siaw (9,449) may also be a first name.

Siaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siaw has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,166th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 354,453 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Siaw live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Siaw is also the 63,648th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 9,449 people.

Siaw is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 16,694 people, or 1 in 1,619. Barring Ghana it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Siaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siaw surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Siaw earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.91% less than the national average, earning R 192,696 per year; in United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $41,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siawe89166/
Shiaw8981/
Hsiaw896/
Siaws893/
Saw86963,661/
Sihawe8011/
Siawsh805/
Segiaw803/
Siawch802/
Saiyaw802/
Saieaw801/
Shiawe801/
Sajiaw801/
Shaw75808,364/
Siow7510,640/
Siab754,382/
Siav752,579/
Sawh752,471/
Siaf752,152/
Saaw751,743/
Sahw75639/
Sauw75204/
Seaw75109/
Savw7529/
Saww7510/
Hsaw758/
Sjaw756/
Seiw754/
Saiw754/
Ssaw754/
Soiw752/
Sawf752/
Sayw752/
Sxaw751/
Sawp751/
Zsaw751/
Sajw751/
Syaw751/
Szaw751/
Siabowa73156/
Siehawe731/
Sihab674,306/
Sayow67513/
Sajow67468/
Schaw67199/
Sjauw67158/
Chiaw67148/
Shiow67132/
Sahaw67118/
Sieow67117/
Shawh6749/
Hsiav6746/
Shahw6727/
Shaaw6726/
Shiab6724/
Sawch6722/
Siaff6716/
Shawf678/
Shiav677/
Shjaw677/
Sihaf676/
Sihav676/
Saahw675/
Siaaf675/
Sieaf675/
Shauw674/
Shaww674/
Siaph674/
Sshaw674/
Seayw673/
Sahww673/
Siafe672/
Shhaw672/
Shiaf672/
Sjhaw672/
Sawph672/
Sahuw672/
Shasw672/
Sahjw672/
Sheaw672/
Seisw671/
Siabh671/
Shajw671/
Sgahw671/
Sgaww671/
Sehaw671/
Zxiaw671/
Cihaw671/
Hsiow671/
Si'ow671/
Sieab671/
Hshaw671/
Sheiw671/
Seoiw671/
Shayw670/

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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
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  • 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 Siaw
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