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 Male Teoh Height
172.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| 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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