Siew Surname
Approximately 17,169 people bear this surname
Siew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 13,307 | 1:2,216 | 337 |
| Singapore | 1,138 | 1:4,840 | 331 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 554 | 1:2,462 | 422 |
| United States | 477 | 1:759,872 | 59,214 |
| Brunei | 434 | 1:965 | 193 |
| Australia | 347 | 1:77,797 | 9,086 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Mauritius | 65 | 1:19,899 | 4,127 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Siew (193,858) may also be a first name.
Siew Demographics
Average Male Siew Height
172 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Siew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Siew is most common in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Siew click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siew? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,107th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 424,460 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 193,858 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 13,307 people, or 1 in 2,216. In Malaysia Siew is primarily found in: Selangor, where 37 percent are found, Johor, where 11 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 7 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 3 percent are found.
Siew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Siew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Siew surname grew 47,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Siew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Siew last name are 19.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.12% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siewe | 89 | 6,703 | / |
| Shiew | 89 | 220 | / |
| Hsiew | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sjiew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sieew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sew | 86 | 3,508 | / |
| Siw | 86 | 140 | / |
| Schiew | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shiewe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sziewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seaiew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sajiew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sihewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sief | 75 | 6,226 | / |
| Shew | 75 | 4,043 | / |
| Sewe | 75 | 3,384 | / |
| Sife | 75 | 1,438 | / |
| Sieb | 75 | 1,206 | / |
| Siwe | 75 | 843 | / |
| Siev | 75 | 245 | / |
| Seaw | 75 | 109 | / |
| Seew | 75 | 72 | / |
| Shiw | 75 | 33 | / |
| Szew | 75 | 30 | / |
| Seuw | 75 | 12 | / |
| Saiw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seiw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Siwt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Siwp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Giew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ziew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sihw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sevw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shihiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seife | 67 | 15,181 | / |
| Chiew | 67 | 11,103 | / |
| Saife | 67 | 974 | / |
| Szews | 67 | 507 | / |
| Sieff | 67 | 429 | / |
| Shiwe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Szewe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Saiwe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Sseew | 67 | 77 | / |
| Shief | 67 | 74 | / |
| Hseew | 67 | 64 | / |
| Schew | 67 | 57 | / |
| Siefe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Szieb | 67 | 27 | / |
| Seewe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Siffe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Suife | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sheew | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sziwe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Seiwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shife | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shieb | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shewe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shiev | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sifeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Siphe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jseew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sieph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seayw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shisw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siheb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seejw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siwft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seoiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szewz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Ieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xshiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Siefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scews | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scieb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheuw | 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
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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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