Siew Surname

31,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Siew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia13,3071:2,216337
Singapore1,1381:4,840331
Trinidad and Tobago5541:2,462422
United States4771:759,87259,214
Brunei4341:965193
Australia3471:77,7979,086
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
England951:586,50635,379
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Mauritius651:19,8994,127
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Israel281:305,63026,425
China281:48,832,9132,633
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Macau51:120,326534
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Siew (193,858) may also be a first name.

Siew Last Name Facts

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

Siew is most common in Malaysia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Siew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,107th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 424,460 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Siew are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Siew is also the 5,401st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 193,858 people.

The surname Siew is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 13,307 people, or 1 in 2,216. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 37 percent reside, Johor, where 11 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 7 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 3 percent reside.

Siew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Siew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Siew last name increased 47,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Siew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siew surname are 19.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Siew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $55,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $54,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siewe896,703/
Shiew89220/
Hsiew892/
Sjiew891/
Sieew891/
Sew863,508/
Siw86140/
Schiew807/
Shiewe805/
Sziewe801/
Seaiew801/
Sajiew801/
Sihewe801/
Sief756,226/
Shew754,043/
Sewe753,384/
Sife751,438/
Sieb751,206/
Siwe75843/
Siev75245/
Seaw75109/
Seew7572/
Shiw7533/
Szew7530/
Seuw7512/
Saiw754/
Seiw754/
Siwt753/
Siwp752/
Giew752/
Ziew752/
Soiw752/
Seww751/
Syew751/
Siwz751/
Siiw751/
Sihw751/
Sevw751/
Sgiw751/
Siyw751/
Siwf751/
Siws751/
Siww751/
Ssiw751/
Xiew751/
Hsiw751/
Shihiew731/
Seife6715,181/
Chiew6711,103/
Saife67974/
Szews67507/
Sieff67429/
Shiwe67116/
Szewe67109/
Saiwe6794/
Sseew6777/
Shief6774/
Hseew6764/
Schew6757/
Siefe6736/
Szieb6727/
Seewe6725/
Siffe6723/
Suife6720/
Sheew6719/
Sziwe6718/
Seiwe6716/
Shife6715/
Shieb6713/
Shewe6713/
Shiev6712/
Sifeh6712/
Siphe6710/
Jseew676/
Sieph675/
Seayw673/
Soiwe673/
Shisw673/
Scife672/
Siheb672/
Sheaw672/
Seejw672/
Siwft671/
Shews671/
Sheiw671/
Seisw671/
Seoiw671/
Sewhe671/
Sewsz671/
Ssewe671/
Seehw671/
Szewz671/
Dgiew671/
Seawe671/
S'Ieb671/
Saaew671/
Xshiw671/
Sieft670/
Siefs670/
Scews670/
Scieb670/
Sheuw670/

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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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  • 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 Siew
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