Teoh Surname

11,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia40,7401:72494
Thailand2,4861:28,4142,752
Singapore1,5841:3,477274
Australia9681:27,8883,794
United States5431:667,51253,277
England2261:246,54020,052
Liberia1751:25,1922,463
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
China761:17,991,0731,021
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
France281:2,372,240182,981
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Austria141:608,24554,975
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Wales101:309,45316,869
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
East Timor41:303,982255
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Macau21:300,8151,009
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

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).

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Teoh Last Name Facts

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

Teoh has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teoh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,824th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 153,338 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 throughout the world It is held by 3,028 people.

Teoh is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 40,740 people, or 1 in 724. In Malaysia Teoh is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 32 percent reside, Selangor, where 23 percent reside and Kedah, where 13 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname exists 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 bearing the Teoh last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theoh8923/
Teoth892/
Teooh891/
Teo8684,637/
Teouch802/
Theoph801/
Teah7515,258/
Teha7513,080/
Theo7510,794/
Teou752,224/
Teos75517/
Tioh75399/
Teao75374/
Teho75361/
Teot75201/
Te'o75102/
Tyoh7579/
Tieo7569/
Teoi7530/
Teoa7530/
Teop7524/
Teoy7510/
Tjoh758/
Teoo756/
Teeo754/
Teod753/
Teoz752/
Teoj751/
Tteo751/
Hteo751/
Ttheoha731/
Theou671,637/
Tegio671,298/
Tieho671,054/
Teijo67543/
Tehou67305/
Thieo67267/
Tejio6797/
Teșoi6747/
Tieou6742/
Tjeuh6740/
Tehoi6739/
Tieha6732/
Tieah6732/
Theho6726/
Tjoha6724/
Theah6722/
Teiyo6718/
Tejjo6714/
Thioh6713/
The'o678/
Tioch678/
Theeo677/
Tehos677/
Tyoho676/
Tehha675/
Tehoy675/
Tyohe674/
Tehah674/
Teheu674/
Teous674/
Teois674/
Teaot673/
Theha673/
Tiohe673/
Teuyo672/
Tojho672/
Tyosh672/
Tojha671/
Tejha671/
Tyoch671/
Teeoo671/
Tjohs671/
Tyoha671/
Te'uo671/
Teodt671/
Teopp671/
Teout671/
Tiosh671/
Tejho671/
Te'oo671/
Teaou671/
Tteha671/
Tehaa671/
Tehgo671/
Teott670/
Teost670/
Teoup670/

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