Teoh Surname
Approximately 47,526 people bear this surname
Teoh Surname User-submission:
Teoh or Teo is the Hokkien and Teochew romanized surname. The Chinese word for it would be 张 (zhāng), which means 'archer' or 'to spread'. There is also another surname for it, which is 赵 (zhào).
Teoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 40,740 | 1:724 | 94 |
| Thailand | 2,486 | 1:28,414 | 2,752 |
| Singapore | 1,584 | 1:3,477 | 274 |
| Australia | 968 | 1:27,888 | 3,794 |
| United States | 543 | 1:667,512 | 53,277 |
| England | 226 | 1:246,540 | 20,052 |
| Liberia | 175 | 1:25,192 | 2,463 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Teoh (3,028) may also be a first name.
Teoh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Teoh or Teo is the Hokkien and Teochew romanized surname. The Chinese word for it would be 张 (zhāng), which means 'archer' or 'to spread'. There is also another surname for it, which is 赵 (zhào).
- huiying00Teoh Demographics
Average Teoh Salary in
United States
$47,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Teoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Teoh is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Teoh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,824th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 153,338 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Teoh are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 131,358th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 3,028 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 40,740 people, or 1 in 724. In Malaysia Teoh is most frequent in: Penang, where 32 percent reside, Selangor, where 23 percent reside and Kedah, where 13 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Singapore, where 3 percent reside.
Teoh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Teoh surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Teoh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.17% more than the national average, earning $67,654 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoh | 89 | 23 | / |
| Teoth | 89 | 2 | / |
| Teooh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teo | 86 | 84,637 | / |
| Teouch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Theoph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teah | 75 | 15,258 | / |
| Teha | 75 | 13,080 | / |
| Theo | 75 | 10,794 | / |
| Teou | 75 | 2,224 | / |
| Teos | 75 | 517 | / |
| Tioh | 75 | 399 | / |
| Teao | 75 | 374 | / |
| Teho | 75 | 361 | / |
| Teot | 75 | 201 | / |
| Te'o | 75 | 102 | / |
| Tyoh | 75 | 79 | / |
| Tieo | 75 | 69 | / |
| Teoi | 75 | 30 | / |
| Teoa | 75 | 30 | / |
| Teop | 75 | 24 | / |
| Teoy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Tjoh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Teoo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Teeo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Teod | 75 | 3 | / |
| Teoz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tteo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hteo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttheoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Theou | 67 | 1,637 | / |
| Tegio | 67 | 1,298 | / |
| Tieho | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Teijo | 67 | 543 | / |
| Tehou | 67 | 305 | / |
| Thieo | 67 | 267 | / |
| Tejio | 67 | 97 | / |
| Teșoi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tieou | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tjeuh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tehoi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tieha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tieah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Theho | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tjoha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Theah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Teiyo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tejjo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Thioh | 67 | 13 | / |
| The'o | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tioch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Theeo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tehos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tyoho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tehha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tehoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tyohe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tehah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teheu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teois | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teaot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Theha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tiohe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teuyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tojho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tyosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tojha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tejha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teeoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Te'uo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teodt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teopp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tejho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Te'oo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tteha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tehaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tehgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teost | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teoup | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teoh
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