Siow Surname

48,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Siow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8,3941:3,514532
Singapore9241:5,961381
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Thailand2361:299,31551,621
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
England971:574,41334,909
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Canada661:558,26746,632
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Mauritius361:35,9286,940
China241:56,971,7323,099
Liberia141:314,89517,893
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Siow (8,427) may also be a first name.

Siow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siow is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,458th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 684,920 people. Siow is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Siow reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Siow is also the 68,706th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 8,427 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 8,394 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 39 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 21 percent reside and Johor, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Siow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siow last name are 2.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.02% registered with the party.

The amount Siow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.41% more than the national average, earning $51,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $70,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siowe892/
Hsiow891/
Sow861,076,990/
Sowa7551,600/
Show7537,416/
Sowe7535,137/
Siaw7520,560/
Souw75546/
Siof75384/
Soow7571/
Siob7526/
Sowh759/
Sohw759/
Sowf756/
Siov755/
Sowz754/
Ssow753/
Soww752/
Soiw752/
Sosw752/
Sowp752/
Xsow752/
Szow751/
Sxow751/
Sgow751/
Sjow751/
Sowt751/
Soyw751/
Suow751/
Schow671,973/
Showa671,006/
Showe67460/
Sjouw67138/
Shouw6749/
Souwe6747/
Szowa6723/
Soowe6715/
Sioff678/
Hsiaw676/
Sowhe674/
Shoow673/
Soiwe673/
Sshow671/
Shhow671/
Showp671/
Showf671/
Showw671/
Showt670/
Sohws670/
Showz670/

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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 Siow
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