Teow Surname

117,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Teow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,2761:9,0031,044
Singapore2871:19,191779
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Sweden161:615,42245,338
England141:3,979,861125,553
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
China71:195,331,65210,124
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Teow (1,864) may also be a first name.

Teow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teow is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teow is the 117,602nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,861,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Teow are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Teow is also the 176,366th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,864 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3,276 people, or 1 in 9,003. In Malaysia Teow is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 27 percent reside, Penang, where 20 percent reside and Kedah, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 7 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside.

Teow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Teow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Teow surname grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Teow Last Name Statistics demography

Teow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.35% less than the national average, earning $24,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teowa893/
Theow893/
Teows891/
Teowe891/
Teouw891/
Tejow890/
Tieowa802/
Tehowe801/
Tiow75948/
Teov7569/
Tjow7562/
Teob757/
Tyow754/
Teof751/
Teeuw67840/
Teova67217/
Tiouw67215/
Tijow67206/
Tyowa6780/
Tjeuw6773/
Tajow6746/
Tehov6735/
Teofe6732/
Taiow6714/
Theof6711/
Tiowe679/
Thiow678/
Tyowe674/
Tehaw671/
Theov671/
Tieaw671/
Tjovw671/
Tihow671/

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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 Teow
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